diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/virtual.c b/dlls/ntdll/virtual.c
index c86ca88334a..76dc6c284d7 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/virtual.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/virtual.c
@@ -2712,7 +2712,7 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI NtProtectVirtualMemory( HANDLE process, PVOID *addr_ptr, SIZE_T
         {
             *addr_ptr = wine_server_get_ptr( result.virtual_protect.addr );
             *size_ptr = result.virtual_protect.size;
-            if (old_prot) *old_prot = result.virtual_protect.prot;
+            *old_prot = result.virtual_protect.prot;
         }
         return result.virtual_protect.status;
     }