diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
index 1e276c3..68053aa 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ HRESULT CreateTextureEx( ID3D11Device* pDevice, const Image* srcImages, size_t n
     if ( !pDevice || !srcImages || !nimages || !ppResource )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
+    *ppResource = nullptr;
+
     if ( !metadata.mipLevels || !metadata.arraySize )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
@@ -556,6 +558,8 @@ HRESULT CreateShaderResourceViewEx( ID3D11Device* pDevice, const Image* srcImage
     if ( !ppSRV )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
+    *ppSRV = nullptr;
+
     ScopedObject<ID3D11Resource> resource;
     HRESULT hr = CreateTextureEx( pDevice, srcImages, nimages, metadata,
                                   usage, bindFlags, cpuAccessFlags, miscFlags, forceSRGB,