diff --git a/reactos/lib/kernel32/misc/errormsg.c b/reactos/lib/kernel32/misc/errormsg.c
index a1fba628e9e..7a375486947 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/kernel32/misc/errormsg.c
+++ b/reactos/lib/kernel32/misc/errormsg.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI FormatMessageA(
     if (dwFlags & FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_STRING)
     {
         from = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, strlen((LPCSTR)lpSource)+1 );
-        if (form == NULL)
+        if (from == NULL)
         {
             return 0;
         }