diff --git a/dlls/dmime/dmutils.c b/dlls/dmime/dmutils.c
index 6e61e161f3..75a62a4e8e 100644
--- a/dlls/dmime/dmutils.c
+++ b/dlls/dmime/dmutils.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ HRESULT IDirectMusicUtils_IPersistStream_ParseReference (LPPERSISTSTREAM iface,
   }
   TRACE("** DM Reference End of Load ***\n");
 
-  return S_OK;
+  return hr;
 }
 
 /* FOURCC to string conversion for debug messages */