diff --git a/dlls/qedit/mediadet.c b/dlls/qedit/mediadet.c
index 38a54ce9c4..edb7be5fcc 100644
--- a/dlls/qedit/mediadet.c
+++ b/dlls/qedit/mediadet.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static HRESULT GetSplitter(MediaDetImpl *This)
         if (FAILED(hr))
         {
             VariantClear(&var);
-            goto retry;
+            continue;
         }
 
         hr = IGraphBuilder_AddFilter(This->graph, splitter,