diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/file.c b/dlls/kernel32/file.c
index a0cd5f9ad3..7196aff670 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/file.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/file.c
@@ -565,8 +565,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI WriteFile( HANDLE hFile, LPCVOID buffer, DWORD bytesToWrite,
         piosb = (PIO_STATUS_BLOCK)overlapped;
         if (((ULONG_PTR)hEvent & 1) == 0) cvalue = overlapped;
     }
+    else piosb->Information = 0;
     piosb->u.Status = STATUS_PENDING;
-    piosb->Information = 0;
 
     status = NtWriteFile(hFile, hEvent, NULL, cvalue, piosb,
                          buffer, bytesToWrite, poffset, NULL);
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c
index e0b8713bb1..22d120fc4d 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c
@@ -757,6 +757,14 @@ static void test_ReadFile(void)
     ok(overlapped.Internal == STATUS_PENDING, "Internal = %lx\n", overlapped.Internal);
     ok(overlapped.InternalHigh == 0xdeadbeef, "InternalHigh = %lx\n", overlapped.InternalHigh);
 
+    memset(&overlapped, 0, sizeof(overlapped));
+    overlapped.InternalHigh = 0xdeadbeef;
+    res = WriteFile(server, buf, 1, &size, &overlapped);
+    ok(!res && GetLastError() == ERROR_PIPE_NOT_CONNECTED, "ReadFile returned %x(%u)\n", res, GetLastError());
+    ok(size == 0, "size = %u\n", size);
+    ok(overlapped.Internal == STATUS_PENDING, "Internal = %lx\n", overlapped.Internal);
+    ok(overlapped.InternalHigh == 0xdeadbeef, "InternalHigh = %lx\n", overlapped.InternalHigh);
+
     CloseHandle(server);
     CloseHandle(client);
 }