diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/httprequest.c b/dlls/msxml3/httprequest.c
index 3ea774550a3..5700311fa5f 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/httprequest.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/httprequest.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ static HRESULT BindStatusCallback_create(httprequest* This, BindStatusCallback *
             break;
         }
         case VT_EMPTY:
+        case VT_ERROR:
             ptr = NULL;
             size = 0;
             break;