diff --git a/drivers/network/ndis/ndis/buffer.c b/drivers/network/ndis/ndis/buffer.c
index 23adc990da9..a87d36d6660 100644
--- a/drivers/network/ndis/ndis/buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/network/ndis/ndis/buffer.c
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ NdisDprAllocatePacket(
  *     PoolHandle = Handle returned by NdisAllocatePacketPool
  */
 {
+    *Status = NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE;
 }