diff --git a/dlls/ole32/pointermoniker.c b/dlls/ole32/pointermoniker.c
index b2f6c2af953..2ece11f53bf 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/pointermoniker.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/pointermoniker.c
@@ -699,9 +699,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI PointerMoniker_CreateInstance(IClassFactory *iface,
         return hr;
 
     hr = IMoniker_QueryInterface(pMoniker, riid, ppv);
-
-    if (FAILED(hr))
-        IMoniker_Release(pMoniker);
+    IMoniker_Release(pMoniker);
 
     return hr;
 }