diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/attribute.c b/dlls/msxml3/attribute.c
index 0cfdefbde3a..88eead1c17d 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/attribute.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/attribute.c
@@ -344,10 +344,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI domattr_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domattr_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMAttribute *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     domattr *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMAttribute( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domattr_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/cdata.c b/dlls/msxml3/cdata.c
index 06a8f4cf345..977778d8b0b 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/cdata.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/cdata.c
@@ -355,10 +355,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI domcdata_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domcdata_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMCDATASection *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     domcdata *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMCDATASection( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domcdata_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/comment.c b/dlls/msxml3/comment.c
index 858979c9678..8fabca5cc71 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/comment.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/comment.c
@@ -348,10 +348,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI domcomment_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domcomment_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMComment *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     domcomment *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMComment( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domcomment_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/docfrag.c b/dlls/msxml3/docfrag.c
index a2d2e158e49..3e3a6f2a719 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/docfrag.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/docfrag.c
@@ -352,10 +352,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI domfrag_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domfrag_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMDocumentFragment *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     domfrag *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMDocumentFragment( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domfrag_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/domdoc.c b/dlls/msxml3/domdoc.c
index 0639dacc680..cc8cc86f0f8 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/domdoc.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/domdoc.c
@@ -1239,10 +1239,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI domdoc_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domdoc_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMDocument3 *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* hasChild)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     domdoc *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMDocument3( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, hasChild );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/element.c b/dlls/msxml3/element.c
index a36128e6d8f..4954a7154e6 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/element.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/element.c
@@ -363,10 +363,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI domelem_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domelem_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMElement *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     domelem *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMElement( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domelem_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/entityref.c b/dlls/msxml3/entityref.c
index a983934703b..4f4ab25472c 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/entityref.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/entityref.c
@@ -346,10 +346,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI entityref_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI entityref_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMEntityReference *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     entityref *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMEntityReference( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI entityref_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/msxml_private.h b/dlls/msxml3/msxml_private.h
index ccaa9c6d69c..45a39028050 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/msxml_private.h
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/msxml_private.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ extern HRESULT node_get_prefix(xmlnode*,BSTR*);
 extern HRESULT node_get_base_name(xmlnode*,BSTR*);
 extern HRESULT node_get_namespaceURI(xmlnode*,BSTR*);
 extern HRESULT node_remove_child(xmlnode*,IXMLDOMNode*,IXMLDOMNode**);
+extern HRESULT node_has_childnodes(const xmlnode*,VARIANT_BOOL*);
 
 extern HRESULT DOMDocument_create_from_xmldoc(xmlDocPtr xmldoc, IXMLDOMDocument3 **document);
 extern HRESULT SchemaCache_validate_tree(IXMLDOMSchemaCollection2* iface, xmlNodePtr tree);
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/node.c b/dlls/msxml3/node.c
index 1e186effadd..214f1e68087 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/node.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/node.c
@@ -449,23 +449,17 @@ HRESULT node_append_child(xmlnode *This, IXMLDOMNode *child, IXMLDOMNode **outCh
     return IXMLDOMNode_insertBefore(This->iface, child, var, outChild);
 }
 
-static HRESULT WINAPI xmlnode_hasChildNodes(
-    IXMLDOMNode *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* hasChild)
+HRESULT node_has_childnodes(const xmlnode *This, VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
-    xmlnode *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMNode( iface );
+    if (!ret) return E_INVALIDARG;
 
-    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, hasChild);
-
-    if (!hasChild)
-        return E_INVALIDARG;
     if (!This->node->children)
     {
-        *hasChild = VARIANT_FALSE;
+        *ret = VARIANT_FALSE;
         return S_FALSE;
     }
 
-    *hasChild = VARIANT_TRUE;
+    *ret = VARIANT_TRUE;
     return S_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1142,7 +1136,7 @@ static const struct IXMLDOMNodeVtbl xmlnode_vtbl =
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
-    xmlnode_hasChildNodes,
+    NULL,
     xmlnode_get_ownerDocument,
     NULL,
     NULL,
@@ -1498,7 +1492,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI unknode_hasChildNodes(
     VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
 {
     unknode *This = unknode_from_IXMLDOMNode( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, pbool);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI unknode_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/pi.c b/dlls/msxml3/pi.c
index fce1c0c3c9a..b0e063852f0 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/pi.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/pi.c
@@ -362,10 +362,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI dom_pi_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI dom_pi_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMProcessingInstruction *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     dom_pi *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMProcessingInstruction( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI dom_pi_get_ownerDocument(
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/text.c b/dlls/msxml3/text.c
index a76ff9ef8da..e8db21bd808 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/text.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/text.c
@@ -361,10 +361,11 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI domtext_appendChild(
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domtext_hasChildNodes(
     IXMLDOMText *iface,
-    VARIANT_BOOL* pbool)
+    VARIANT_BOOL *ret)
 {
     domtext *This = impl_from_IXMLDOMText( iface );
-    return IXMLDOMNode_hasChildNodes( &This->node.IXMLDOMNode_iface, pbool );
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, ret);
+    return node_has_childnodes(&This->node, ret);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI domtext_get_ownerDocument(