diff --git a/src/tests/kits/midi/midi_player_replacement/MidiPlayerWindow.cpp b/src/tests/kits/midi/midi_player_replacement/MidiPlayerWindow.cpp
index 1aee7479b7..b10be5fa9b 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/midi/midi_player_replacement/MidiPlayerWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kits/midi/midi_player_replacement/MidiPlayerWindow.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ public:
 		GetAppInfo(&info);
 		if (file.SetTo(&(info.ref), B_READ_ONLY) != B_OK) return;
 		resource.SetTo(&file);
-		BPoint *origin = (BPoint*)resource.LoadResource('BPNT', "origin", &len);
+		BPoint *origin((BPoint*)resource.LoadResource('BPNT', "origin", &len));
 		if (origin == NULL)
-			origin = new BPoint(100.0, 100.0);
-		fWindows = new MidiPlayerWindow(*origin);
+			fWindows = new MidiPlayerWindow(BPoint(100.0, 100.0));
+		else
+			fWindows = new MidiPlayerWindow(*origin);
 	}
 
 //--------------