diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/dialogs.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
index 2ef69786079..6e11361eea4 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI PickIconDlg(
     UINT nMaxFile,
     INT* lpdwIconIndex)
 {
+    CCoInit ComInit; // For SHAutoComplete (CORE-20030)
     int res;
     WCHAR szExpandedPath[MAX_PATH];