diff --git a/dlls/shell32/dragdrophelper.c b/dlls/shell32/dragdrophelper.c
index d85619f51b7..829b0eefb63 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/dragdrophelper.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/dragdrophelper.c
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ static ULONG WINAPI IDropTargetHelper_fnRelease (IDropTargetHelper * iface)
     TRACE ("(%p)->(count=%lu)\n", This, This->ref);
 
     if (!--(This->ref)) {
-	TRACE ("-- destroying (%p)\n", This);
-	LocalFree ((HLOCAL) This);
+        TRACE("-- destroying (%p)\n", This);
+        LocalFree ((HLOCAL) This);
+        return 0;
     }
     return This->ref;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shfldr_desktop.c b/dlls/shell32/shfldr_desktop.c
index 22564d918db..117dfa77bb5 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shfldr_desktop.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shfldr_desktop.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI ISF_Desktop_fnRelease (IShellFolder2 * iface)
 	if (This->sPathTarget)
 	    SHFree (This->sPathTarget);
 	LocalFree ((HLOCAL) This);
+        return 0;
     }
     return This->ref;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shfldr_mycomp.c b/dlls/shell32/shfldr_mycomp.c
index a71a716912d..a88c1d2e790 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shfldr_mycomp.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shfldr_mycomp.c
@@ -173,10 +173,11 @@ static ULONG WINAPI ISF_MyComputer_fnRelease (IShellFolder2 * iface)
     TRACE ("(%p)->(count=%lu)\n", This, This->ref);
 
     if (!--(This->ref)) {
-	TRACE ("-- destroying IShellFolder(%p)\n", This);
-	if (This->pidlRoot)
-	    SHFree (This->pidlRoot);
-	LocalFree ((HLOCAL) This);
+        TRACE ("-- destroying IShellFolder(%p)\n", This);
+        if (This->pidlRoot)
+            SHFree (This->pidlRoot);
+        LocalFree ((HLOCAL) This);
+        return 0;
     }
     return This->ref;
 }