diff --git a/dlls/d3d10core/tests/d3d10core.c b/dlls/d3d10core/tests/d3d10core.c
index 4332ce2dcf2..83bd8596a22 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d10core/tests/d3d10core.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d10core/tests/d3d10core.c
@@ -2937,8 +2937,10 @@ static void test_create_rendertarget_view(void)
 
     if (!enable_debug_layer)
     {
+        rtview = (void *)0xdeadbeef;
         hr = ID3D10Device_CreateRenderTargetView(device, NULL, &rtv_desc, &rtview);
         ok(hr == E_INVALIDARG, "Got unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
+        ok(!rtview, "Unexpected pointer %p.\n", rtview);
     }
 
     expected_refcount = get_refcount(device) + 1;
@@ -3055,8 +3057,10 @@ static void test_create_rendertarget_view(void)
         }
 
         get_rtv_desc(&rtv_desc, &invalid_desc_tests[i].rtv_desc);
+        rtview = (void *)0xdeadbeef;
         hr = ID3D10Device_CreateRenderTargetView(device, texture, &rtv_desc, &rtview);
         ok(hr == E_INVALIDARG, "Test %u: Got unexpected hr %#x.\n", i, hr);
+        ok(!rtview, "Unexpected pointer %p.\n", rtview);
 
         ID3D10Resource_Release(texture);
     }
diff --git a/dlls/d3d11/device.c b/dlls/d3d11/device.c
index e870399a83e..187ff1fd7b5 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d11/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d11/device.c
@@ -3054,6 +3054,8 @@ static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d11_device_CreateRenderTargetView(ID3D11Devic
 
     TRACE("iface %p, resource %p, desc %p, view %p.\n", iface, resource, desc, view);
 
+    *view = NULL;
+
     if (!resource)
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
@@ -5554,6 +5556,8 @@ static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d10_device_CreateRenderTargetView(ID3D10Devic
 
     TRACE("iface %p, resource %p, desc %p, view %p.\n", iface, resource, desc, view);
 
+    *view = NULL;
+
     if (!resource)
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
diff --git a/dlls/d3d11/tests/d3d11.c b/dlls/d3d11/tests/d3d11.c
index 80fbc66e3fd..f03280f9a71 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d11/tests/d3d11.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d11/tests/d3d11.c
@@ -3936,8 +3936,10 @@ static void test_create_rendertarget_view(void)
 
     if (!enable_debug_layer)
     {
+        rtview = (void *)0xdeadbeef;
         hr = ID3D11Device_CreateRenderTargetView(device, NULL, &rtv_desc, &rtview);
         ok(hr == E_INVALIDARG, "Got unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
+        ok(!rtview, "Unexpected pointer %p.\n", rtview);
     }
 
     expected_refcount = get_refcount(device) + 1;
@@ -4054,8 +4056,10 @@ static void test_create_rendertarget_view(void)
         }
 
         get_rtv_desc(&rtv_desc, &invalid_desc_tests[i].rtv_desc);
+        rtview = (void *)0xdeadbeef;
         hr = ID3D11Device_CreateRenderTargetView(device, texture, &rtv_desc, &rtview);
         ok(hr == E_INVALIDARG, "Test %u: Got unexpected hr %#x.\n", i, hr);
+        ok(!rtview, "Unexpected pointer %p.\n", rtview);
 
         ID3D11Resource_Release(texture);
     }