diff --git a/rostests/winetests/user32/CMakeLists.txt b/rostests/winetests/user32/CMakeLists.txt
index 7759513cc83..1e256bc8256 100644
--- a/rostests/winetests/user32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rostests/winetests/user32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ list(APPEND SOURCE
     testlist.c)
 
 add_executable(user32_winetest ${SOURCE} resource.rc)
-set_module_type(user32_winetest win32cui)
+# some tests need to be run from an app compiled as GUI
+set_module_type(user32_winetest win32gui)
 add_importlibs(user32_winetest user32 gdi32 advapi32 msvcrt kernel32)
 add_cd_file(TARGET user32_winetest DESTINATION reactos/bin FOR all)