diff --git a/dlls/d3drm/d3drm.c b/dlls/d3drm/d3drm.c
index 7f246ce57e5..709a2f807b6 100644
--- a/dlls/d3drm/d3drm.c
+++ b/dlls/d3drm/d3drm.c
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IDirect3DRM3Impl_Load(IDirect3DRM3* iface, LPVOID ObjSourc
         }
         else if (hr != DXFILE_OK)
         {
-            ret = D3DRMERR_NOTFOUND;
+            ret = D3DRMERR_BADFILE;
             goto end;
         }