diff --git a/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/win/NdisEvents.cpp b/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/win/NdisEvents.cpp
index 08afd7439..64eda9b36 100644
--- a/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/win/NdisEvents.cpp
+++ b/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/win/NdisEvents.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ NdisEvents::~NdisEvents()
 HRESULT
 NdisEvents::registerForNdisEvents()
 {
-    HRESULT hr = m_pLocator.CoCreateInstance(CLSID_WbemLocator);
+    HRESULT hr = 0; // m_pLocator.CoCreateInstance(CLSID_WbemLocator);
     if (FAILED(hr))
         return hr;