diff --git a/dlls/winmm/tests/capture.c b/dlls/winmm/tests/capture.c
index f904bb1e474..d3d60dbabc8 100644
--- a/dlls/winmm/tests/capture.c
+++ b/dlls/winmm/tests/capture.c
@@ -226,10 +226,11 @@ static void wave_in_test_deviceIn(int device, LPWAVEFORMATEX pwfx, DWORD format,
            "frag.dwBytesRecorded=%d, should=%d\n",
            frag.dwBytesRecorded,pwfx->nAvgBytesPerSec);
 
-        mmt.wType = TIME_SAMPLES;
+        mmt.wType = TIME_BYTES;
         rc=waveInGetPosition(win, &mmt, sizeof(mmt));
         ok(rc==MMSYSERR_NOERROR,"waveInGetPosition(%s): rc=%s\n",
            dev_name(device),wave_in_error(rc));
+        ok(mmt.wType == TIME_BYTES, "doesn't support TIME_BYTES: %u\n", mmt.wType);
         ok(mmt.u.cb == frag.dwBytesRecorded, "Got wrong position: %u\n", mmt.u.cb);
 
         /* stop playing on error */