diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h
index dc1cbe0adef..9af5a08a01e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ static inline HRESULT _await_impl(const Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<T> &asyncOp, Awai
     if (FAILED(hr) || status != Completed) {
         HRESULT ec;
         hr = asyncInfo->get_ErrorCode(&ec);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+            return hr;
+        hr = asyncInfo->Close();
         if (FAILED(hr))
             return hr;
         return ec;