diff --git a/dlls/user32/tests/win.c b/dlls/user32/tests/win.c
index a99eab4..42b6f8c 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/tests/win.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/tests/win.c
@@ -2258,7 +2258,9 @@ static void check_wnd_state(HWND active, HWND foreground, HWND focus, HWND captu
 {
     ok(active == GetActiveWindow(), "GetActiveWindow() = %p\n", GetActiveWindow());
     if (foreground)
-	ok(foreground == GetForegroundWindow(), "GetForegroundWindow() = %p\n", GetForegroundWindow());
+        /* msdn: the foreground window can be NULL in certain circumstances */
+	ok(foreground == GetForegroundWindow() ||
+           NULL == GetForegroundWindow(), "GetForegroundWindow() = %p\n", GetForegroundWindow());
     ok(focus == GetFocus(), "GetFocus() = %p\n", GetFocus());
     ok(capture == GetCapture(), "GetCapture() = %p\n", GetCapture());
 }
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