diff --git a/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore.spec b/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore.spec
index e0fa2e96869..ee85eb67110 100644
--- a/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore.spec
+++ b/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 @ stub WMCreateEditor
 @ stub WMCreateIndexer
 @ stub WMCreateProfileManager
-@ stub WMCreateReader
+@ stdcall WMCreateReader(ptr long ptr)
 @ stub WMCreateReaderPriv
 @ stdcall WMCreateSyncReader(ptr long ptr)
 @ stub WMCreateWriter
diff --git a/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore_main.c b/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore_main.c
index 1d24c249731..b92a662b0fd 100644
--- a/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore_main.c
+++ b/dlls/wmvcore/wmvcore_main.c
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+HRESULT WINAPI WMCreateReader(IUnknown *reserved, DWORD rights, IWMSyncReader **reader)
+{
+    FIXME("(%p, %x, %p): stub\n", reserved, rights, reader);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
 HRESULT WINAPI WMCreateSyncReader(IUnknown *pcert, DWORD rights, IWMSyncReader **syncreader)
 {
     FIXME("(%p, %x, %p): stub\n", pcert, rights, syncreader);