diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/Windows/Media/Imaging/BitmapMetadata.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/Windows/Media/Imaging/BitmapMetadata.cs
index 3ac48a36f58..7e501b12286 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/Windows/Media/Imaging/BitmapMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/Windows/Media/Imaging/BitmapMetadata.cs
@@ -265,24 +265,16 @@ public int InitializeFromBlockReader(
             {
                 Invariant.Assert(pIBlockReader != IntPtr.Zero);
 
-                int hr = MS.Win32.NativeMethods.S_OK;
-
-                UInt32 count = 0;
-
                 Guid guidVendor = new Guid(MILGuidData.GUID_VendorMicrosoft);
 
-                List<SafeMILHandle> metadataBlocks = new();
-
-                hr = UnsafeNativeMethods.WICMetadataBlockReader.GetCount(
-                    pIBlockReader,
-                    out count
-                );
-
+                int hr = UnsafeNativeMethods.WICMetadataBlockReader.GetCount(pIBlockReader, out UInt32 count);
                 if (HRESULT.Succeeded(hr))
                 {
+                    List<SafeMILHandle> metadataBlocks = new((int)count);
+
                     using (FactoryMaker factoryMaker = new FactoryMaker())
                     {
-                        for (UInt32 i=0; i<count; i++)
+                        for (UInt32 i = 0; i < count; i++)
                         {
                             SafeMILHandle pIMetadataReader = null;
                             IntPtr pIMetadataWriter = IntPtr.Zero;