diff --git a/dlls/d3d10/effect.c b/dlls/d3d10/effect.c
index 672cbae3920..623183311f2 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d10/effect.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d10/effect.c
@@ -3312,7 +3312,7 @@ static struct ID3D10EffectVariable * STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d10_effect_GetVariableB
 static struct ID3D10EffectVariable * STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d10_effect_GetVariableBySemantic(ID3D10Effect *iface,
         const char *semantic)
 {
-    struct d3d10_effect *This = impl_from_ID3D10Effect(iface);
+    struct d3d10_effect *effect = impl_from_ID3D10Effect(iface);
     unsigned int i;
 
     TRACE("iface %p, semantic %s\n", iface, debugstr_a(semantic));
@@ -3323,9 +3323,9 @@ static struct ID3D10EffectVariable * STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d10_effect_GetVariableB
         return &null_variable.ID3D10EffectVariable_iface;
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < This->local_buffer_count; ++i)
+    for (i = 0; i < effect->local_buffer_count; ++i)
     {
-        struct d3d10_effect_variable *l = &This->local_buffers[i];
+        struct d3d10_effect_variable *l = &effect->local_buffers[i];
         unsigned int j;
 
         for (j = 0; j < l->type->member_count; ++j)
@@ -3340,9 +3340,9 @@ static struct ID3D10EffectVariable * STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d10_effect_GetVariableB
         }
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < This->local_variable_count; ++i)
+    for (i = 0; i < effect->local_variable_count; ++i)
     {
-        struct d3d10_effect_variable *v = &This->local_variables[i];
+        struct d3d10_effect_variable *v = &effect->local_variables[i];
 
         if (v->semantic && !stricmp(v->semantic, semantic))
         {
@@ -3351,6 +3351,9 @@ static struct ID3D10EffectVariable * STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d10_effect_GetVariableB
         }
     }
 
+    if (effect->pool)
+        return effect->pool->lpVtbl->GetVariableBySemantic(effect->pool, semantic);
+
     WARN("Invalid semantic specified\n");
 
     return &null_variable.ID3D10EffectVariable_iface;
diff --git a/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c b/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c
index 31edd4a1c48..1dfd420ae36 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c
@@ -6675,13 +6675,10 @@ todo_wine
 
     v = child_effect->lpVtbl->GetVariableBySemantic(child_effect, "COLOR1");
     hr = v->lpVtbl->GetDesc(v, &var_desc);
-todo_wine
     ok(hr == S_OK, "Unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
-    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
-    {
-        ok(!strcmp(var_desc.Name, "f2"), "Unexpected name %s.\n", var_desc.Name);
-        ok(var_desc.Flags == D3D10_EFFECT_VARIABLE_POOLED, "Unexpected flags %#x.\n", var_desc.Flags);
-    }
+    ok(!strcmp(var_desc.Name, "f2"), "Unexpected name %s.\n", var_desc.Name);
+todo_wine
+    ok(var_desc.Flags == D3D10_EFFECT_VARIABLE_POOLED, "Unexpected flags %#x.\n", var_desc.Flags);
 
     child_effect->lpVtbl->Release(child_effect);