diff --git a/libobs/util/windows/CoTaskMemPtr.hpp b/libobs/util/windows/CoTaskMemPtr.hpp
index 84368e4d9..97206b315 100644
--- a/libobs/util/windows/CoTaskMemPtr.hpp
+++ b/libobs/util/windows/CoTaskMemPtr.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		Clear();
 		ptr = val;
+		return *this;
 	}
 
 	inline T **operator&()