diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/tests/script.c b/dlls/mshtml/tests/script.c
index 4ac7ba64438..56d83efa696 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/tests/script.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/tests/script.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ static IHTMLDocument2 *create_document(void)
     hres = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_HTMLDocument, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER|CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER,
             &IID_IHTMLDocument2, (void**)&doc);
     ok(hres == S_OK, "CoCreateInstance failed: %08x\n", hres);
+    if (hres != S_OK) return NULL;
 
     hres = IHTMLDocument2_QueryInterface(doc, &IID_IHTMLDocument5, (void**)&doc5);
     if(FAILED(hres)) {