diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/dxil.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/dxil.c
index d881b690..04620730 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/dxil.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/dxil.c
@@ -2955,6 +2955,9 @@ int vkd3d_shader_sm6_parser_create(const struct vkd3d_shader_compile_info *compi
             compile_info->source_name, message_context);
     vkd3d_free(byte_code);
 
+    if (sm6->p.failed && ret >= 0)
+        ret = VKD3D_ERROR_INVALID_SHADER;
+
     if (ret < 0)
     {
         WARN("Failed to initialise shader parser.\n");