diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c
index 9a9c493deff..7caa0b303c9 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ static void ok_sequence_(int sequence_index, const struct message *expected,
             expected++;
             actual++;
         }
+        else if (expected->flags & optional)
+            expected++;
         else if (todo)
         {
             failcount++;