diff --git a/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c b/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c
index 5130513d57f..d0a871f17c0 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/defaulthandler.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI DefaultHandler_SetClientSite(
   if (This->clientSite)
     IOleClientSite_AddRef(This->clientSite);
 
-  return S_OK;
+  return hr;
 }
 
 /************************************************************************