diff --git a/dlls/xactengine3_7/xact_dll.c b/dlls/xactengine3_7/xact_dll.c
index 3a14db74608..69570e8ceff 100644
--- a/dlls/xactengine3_7/xact_dll.c
+++ b/dlls/xactengine3_7/xact_dll.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IXACT3EngineImpl_Initialize(IXACT3Engine *iface,
 {
     XACT3EngineImpl *This = impl_from_IXACT3Engine(iface);
     FACTRuntimeParameters params;
+    UINT ret;
 
     TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, pParams);
 
@@ -195,7 +196,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IXACT3EngineImpl_Initialize(IXACT3Engine *iface,
     params.fileIOCallbacks.readFileCallback = wrap_readfile;
     params.fileIOCallbacks.getOverlappedResultCallback = wrap_getoverlappedresult;
 
-    return FACTAudioEngine_Initialize(This->fact_engine, &params);
+    ret = FACTAudioEngine_Initialize(This->fact_engine, &params);
+    if (ret != 0)
+        WARN("FACTAudioEngine_Initialize returned %d\n", ret);
+
+    return !ret ? S_OK : E_FAIL;
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI IXACT3EngineImpl_ShutDown(IXACT3Engine *iface)