diff --git a/dlls/shlwapi/tests/thread.c b/dlls/shlwapi/tests/thread.c
index cee87e7fe37..d4a17872361 100644
--- a/dlls/shlwapi/tests/thread.c
+++ b/dlls/shlwapi/tests/thread.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void test_SHGetThreadRef(void)
 
     if (0) {
         /* this crash on Windows */
-        hr = pSHGetThreadRef(NULL);
+        pSHGetThreadRef(NULL);
     }
 }