diff --git a/dlls/user/menu.c b/dlls/user/menu.c
index f59b68be747..b88fc51de52 100644
--- a/dlls/user/menu.c
+++ b/dlls/user/menu.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static void MENU_FreeItemData( MENUITEM* item )
  * not work for child windows and therefore should not be called for
  * an arbitrary system menu.
  */
-static MENUITEM *MENU_FindItemByCoords( POPUPMENU *menu,
+static MENUITEM *MENU_FindItemByCoords( const POPUPMENU *menu,
 					POINT pt, UINT *pos )
 {
     MENUITEM *item;
@@ -4500,15 +4500,14 @@ DWORD WINAPI GetMenuContextHelpId( HMENU hMenu )
 /**********************************************************************
  *         MenuItemFromPoint    (USER32.@)
  */
-UINT WINAPI MenuItemFromPoint(HWND hWnd, HMENU hMenu, POINT ptScreen)
+INT WINAPI MenuItemFromPoint(HWND hWnd, HMENU hMenu, POINT ptScreen)
 {
     POPUPMENU *menu = MENU_GetMenu(hMenu);
     UINT pos;
-    MENUITEM *item;
 
     /*FIXME: Do we have to handle hWnd here? */
-    item = MENU_FindItemByCoords(menu, ptScreen, &pos);
-
+    if (!menu) return -1;
+    if (!MENU_FindItemByCoords(menu, ptScreen, &pos)) return -1;
     return pos;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/winuser.h b/include/winuser.h
index 1585f2aa023..1ec72c40731 100644
--- a/include/winuser.h
+++ b/include/winuser.h
@@ -4336,7 +4336,7 @@ UINT        WINAPI MapVirtualKeyExW(UINT,UINT,HKL);
 #define     MapVirtualKeyEx WINELIB_NAME_AW(MapVirtualKeyEx)
 BOOL        WINAPI MapDialogRect(HWND,LPRECT);
 INT         WINAPI MapWindowPoints(HWND,HWND,LPPOINT,UINT);
-UINT        WINAPI MenuItemFromPoint(HWND,HMENU,POINT);
+INT         WINAPI MenuItemFromPoint(HWND,HMENU,POINT);
 BOOL        WINAPI MessageBeep(UINT);
 INT         WINAPI MessageBoxA(HWND,LPCSTR,LPCSTR,UINT);
 INT         WINAPI MessageBoxW(HWND,LPCWSTR,LPCWSTR,UINT);