diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
index c86ec95..a5a462c 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
@@ -6859,11 +6859,20 @@ static void test_VarPow(void)
         "VARPOW: CY value %f, expected %f\n", V_R8(&result), 4.0);
 
     hres = pVarPow(&cy, &right, &result);
-    ok(hres == S_OK && V_VT(&result) == VT_R8,
-        "VARPOW: expected coerced hres 0x%X type VT_R8, got hres 0x%X type %s!\n",
-        S_OK, hres, vtstr(V_VT(&result)));
-    ok(hres == S_OK && EQ_DOUBLE(V_R8(&result), 4.0),
-        "VARPOW: CY value %f, expected %f\n", V_R8(&result), 4.0);
+    if (hres == S_OK)
+    {
+        ok(hres == S_OK && V_VT(&result) == VT_R8,
+           "VARPOW: expected coerced hres 0x%X type VT_R8, got hres 0x%X type %s!\n",
+           S_OK, hres, vtstr(V_VT(&result)));
+        ok(hres == S_OK && EQ_DOUBLE(V_R8(&result), 4.0),
+           "VARPOW: CY value %f, expected %f\n", V_R8(&result), 4.0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ok(hres == DISP_E_BADVARTYPE && V_VT(&result) == VT_EMPTY,
+           "VARPOW: expected coerced hres 0x%X type VT_EMPTY, got hres 0x%X type %s!\n",
+           DISP_E_BADVARTYPE, hres, vtstr(V_VT(&result)));
+    }
 
     hres = pVarPow(&left, &cy, &result);
     ok(hres == S_OK && V_VT(&result) == VT_R8,
@@ -6887,11 +6896,20 @@ static void test_VarPow(void)
         "VARPOW: DECIMAL value %f, expected %f\n", V_R8(&result), 4.0);
 
     hres = pVarPow(&dec, &right, &result);
-    ok(hres == S_OK && V_VT(&result) == VT_R8,
-        "VARPOW: expected coerced hres 0x%X type VT_R8, got hres 0x%X type %s!\n",
-        S_OK, hres, vtstr(V_VT(&result)));
-    ok(hres == S_OK && EQ_DOUBLE(V_R8(&result), 4.0),
-        "VARPOW: DECIMAL value %f, expected %f\n", V_R8(&result), 4.0);
+    if (hres == S_OK)
+    {
+        ok(hres == S_OK && V_VT(&result) == VT_R8,
+           "VARPOW: expected coerced hres 0x%X type VT_R8, got hres 0x%X type %s!\n",
+           S_OK, hres, vtstr(V_VT(&result)));
+        ok(hres == S_OK && EQ_DOUBLE(V_R8(&result), 4.0),
+           "VARPOW: DECIMAL value %f, expected %f\n", V_R8(&result), 4.0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ok(hres == DISP_E_BADVARTYPE && V_VT(&result) == VT_EMPTY,
+           "VARPOW: expected coerced hres 0x%X type VT_EMPTY, got hres 0x%X type %s!\n",
+           DISP_E_BADVARTYPE, hres, vtstr(V_VT(&result)));
+    }
 
     SysFreeString(num2_str);
     SysFreeString(num3_str);
-- 
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