diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/help/help.c b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/help/help.c
index 69af5ebd091..2a2b67cb5ba 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/help/help.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/help/help.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ BOOL IsConsoleHandle(HANDLE hHandle)
     DWORD dwMode;
 
     /* Check whether the handle may be that of a console... */
-    if ((GetFileType(hHandle) & FILE_TYPE_CHAR) == 0) return FALSE;
+    if ((GetFileType(hHandle) & ~FILE_TYPE_REMOTE) != FILE_TYPE_CHAR)
+        return FALSE;
 
     /*
      * It may be. Perform another test... The idea comes from the
diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c
index 921684b08ba..a01c0c8d748 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ BOOL IsConsoleHandle(HANDLE hHandle)
     DWORD dwMode;
 
     /* Check whether the handle may be that of a console... */
-    if ((GetFileType(hHandle) & FILE_TYPE_CHAR) == 0) return FALSE;
+    if ((GetFileType(hHandle) & ~FILE_TYPE_REMOTE) != FILE_TYPE_CHAR)
+        return FALSE;
 
     /*
      * It may be. Perform another test... The idea comes from the