diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
index a18417fb6a..a92e8d7b55 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
@@ -1471,7 +1471,6 @@ void ImageGrabber::stopGrabbing()
 
 HRESULT ImageGrabber::startGrabbing(void)
 {
-    _ComPtr<IMFMediaEvent> pEvent = NULL;
     PROPVARIANT var;
     PropVariantInit(&var);
     HRESULT hr = ig_pSession->SetTopology(0, ig_pTopology);
@@ -1479,6 +1478,7 @@ HRESULT ImageGrabber::startGrabbing(void)
     hr = ig_pSession->Start(&GUID_NULL, &var);
     for(;;)
     {
+        _ComPtr<IMFMediaEvent> pEvent = NULL;
         HRESULT hrStatus = S_OK;
         MediaEventType met;
         if(!ig_pSession) break;