diff --git a/dlls/msvcp90/msvcp90.h b/dlls/msvcp90/msvcp90.h
index e098c3d9f2d..2d0f4f8b226 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcp90/msvcp90.h
+++ b/dlls/msvcp90/msvcp90.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ basic_string_char* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_ctor(basic_string_char*);
 basic_string_char* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_ctor_cstr(basic_string_char*, const char*);
 basic_string_char* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_ctor_cstr_len(basic_string_char*, const char*, MSVCP_size_t);
 basic_string_char* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_copy_ctor(basic_string_char*, const basic_string_char*);
-void __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_dtor(basic_string_char*);
+void* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_dtor(basic_string_char*);
 const char* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_c_str(const basic_string_char*);
 void __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_clear(basic_string_char*);
 basic_string_char* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_append_ch(basic_string_char*, char);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ typedef struct
 basic_string_wchar* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_ctor(basic_string_wchar*);
 basic_string_wchar* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_ctor_cstr(basic_string_wchar*, const wchar_t*);
 basic_string_wchar* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_ctor_cstr_len(basic_string_wchar*, const wchar_t*, MSVCP_size_t);
-void __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_dtor(basic_string_wchar*);
+void* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_dtor(basic_string_wchar*);
 const wchar_t* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_c_str(const basic_string_wchar*);
 void __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_clear(basic_string_wchar*);
 basic_string_wchar* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_append_ch(basic_string_wchar*, wchar_t);
diff --git a/dlls/msvcp90/string.c b/dlls/msvcp90/string.c
index 21c2c4fc3fa..9f0d7fe0c7b 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcp90/string.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcp90/string.c
@@ -973,10 +973,11 @@ basic_string_char* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_ctor_ptr_ptr(basic_string_
 /* ??1?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@QAE@XZ */
 /* ??1?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@QEAA@XZ */
 DEFINE_THISCALL_WRAPPER(MSVCP_basic_string_char_dtor, 4)
-void __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_dtor(basic_string_char *this)
+void* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_char_dtor(basic_string_char *this)
 {
     TRACE("%p\n", this);
     basic_string_char_tidy(this, TRUE, 0);
+    return NULL;  /* FEAR 1 installer expects EAX set to 0 */
 }
 
 /* ?size@?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@QBEIXZ */
@@ -2785,10 +2786,11 @@ basic_string_wchar* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_ctor_ptr_ptr(basic_strin
 /* ??1?$basic_string@GU?$char_traits@G@std@@V?$allocator@G@2@@std@@QAE@XZ */
 /* ??1?$basic_string@GU?$char_traits@G@std@@V?$allocator@G@2@@std@@QEAA@XZ */
 DEFINE_THISCALL_WRAPPER(MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_dtor, 4)
-void __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_dtor(basic_string_wchar *this)
+void* __thiscall MSVCP_basic_string_wchar_dtor(basic_string_wchar *this)
 {
     TRACE("%p\n", this);
     basic_string_wchar_tidy(this, TRUE, 0);
+    return NULL;  /* FEAR 1 installer expects EAX set to 0 */
 }
 
 /* ?size@?$basic_string@_WU?$char_traits@_W@std@@V?$allocator@_W@2@@std@@QBEIXZ */
diff --git a/dlls/msvcp90/tests/string.c b/dlls/msvcp90/tests/string.c
index f1aa92a66d9..5f8fcd20db6 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcp90/tests/string.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcp90/tests/string.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static basic_string_char* (__cdecl *p_basic_string_char_concatenate_cstr)(basic_
 static basic_string_char* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_ctor)(basic_string_char*);
 static basic_string_char* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_copy_ctor)(basic_string_char*, basic_string_char*);
 static basic_string_char* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_ctor_cstr)(basic_string_char*, const char*);
-static void (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_dtor)(basic_string_char*);
+static void* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_dtor)(basic_string_char*);
 static basic_string_char* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_erase)(basic_string_char*, size_t, size_t);
 static basic_string_char* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_assign_cstr_len)(basic_string_char*, const char*, size_t);
 static const char* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_char_cstr)(basic_string_char*);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static size_t *p_basic_string_char_npos;
 static basic_string_wchar* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_ctor)(basic_string_wchar*);
 static basic_string_wchar* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_copy_ctor)(basic_string_wchar*, basic_string_wchar*);
 static basic_string_wchar* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_ctor_cstr)(basic_string_wchar*, const wchar_t*);
-static void (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_dtor)(basic_string_wchar*);
+static void* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_dtor)(basic_string_wchar*);
 static basic_string_wchar* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_erase)(basic_string_wchar*, size_t, size_t);
 static basic_string_wchar* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_assign_cstr_len)(basic_string_wchar*, const wchar_t*, size_t);
 static const wchar_t* (__thiscall *p_basic_string_wchar_cstr)(basic_string_wchar*);
@@ -767,6 +767,26 @@ static void test_basic_string_char_find_last_not_of(void) {
     }
 }
 
+static void test_basic_string_dtor(void) {
+#ifdef __i386__
+    static const wchar_t qwerty[] = { 'q','w','e','r','t','y',0 };
+    basic_string_wchar str1;
+    basic_string_char str2;
+    void *ret;
+
+    /* FEAR 1 installer expects that string destructors set EAX to
+     * zero on return (see bug 37358). */
+
+    call_func2(p_basic_string_wchar_ctor_cstr, &str1, qwerty);
+    ret = call_func1(p_basic_string_wchar_dtor, &str1);
+    ok(ret == NULL, "expected NULL, got %p\n", ret);
+
+    call_func2(p_basic_string_char_ctor_cstr, &str2, "qwerty");
+    ret = call_func1(p_basic_string_char_dtor, &str2);
+    ok(ret == NULL, "expected NULL, got %p\n", ret);
+#endif
+}
+
 START_TEST(string)
 {
     if(!init())
@@ -783,6 +803,7 @@ START_TEST(string)
     test_basic_string_wchar();
     test_basic_string_wchar_swap();
     test_basic_string_char_find_last_not_of();
+    test_basic_string_dtor();
 
     ok(!invalid_parameter, "invalid_parameter_handler was invoked too many times\n");