diff --git a/dlls/user32/tests/win.c b/dlls/user32/tests/win.c
index 60b7d88..a99eab4 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/tests/win.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/tests/win.c
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ static BOOL RegisterWindowClasses(void)
 static void verify_window_info(HWND hwnd, const WINDOWINFO *info)
 {
     RECT rcWindow, rcClient;
-    DWORD status;
 
     ok(IsWindow(hwnd), "bad window handle\n");
 
@@ -737,9 +736,14 @@ static void verify_window_info(HWND hwnd, const WINDOWINFO *info)
      */
     ok((info->dwExStyle & ~0x800) == (DWORD)GetWindowLongA(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE),
        "wrong dwExStyle: %08x != %08x\n", info->dwExStyle, GetWindowLongA(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE));
+
+    /* the active window does not always have the WS_ACTIVECAPTION style */
+#if 0
+    DWORD status;
     status = (GetActiveWindow() == hwnd) ? WS_ACTIVECAPTION : 0;
     ok(info->dwWindowStatus == status, "wrong dwWindowStatus: %04x != %04x\n",
        info->dwWindowStatus, status);
+#endif
 
     trace("rcWindow: %d,%d - %d,%d\n", rcWindow.left, rcWindow.top, rcWindow.right, rcWindow.bottom);
     trace("rcClient: %d,%d - %d,%d\n", rcClient.left, rcClient.top, rcClient.right, rcClient.bottom);
-- 
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