diff --git a/libavcodec/dxva2.c b/libavcodec/dxva2.c
index c2f7ac9060..de740c3f2e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dxva2.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dxva2.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int ff_dxva2_common_end_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame,
 #endif
     DECODER_BUFFER_DESC             *buffer = NULL, *buffer_slice = NULL;
     int result, runs = 0;
-    HRESULT hr;
+    HRESULT hr = -1;
     unsigned type;
 
     do {