diff --git a/dlls/msi/install.c b/dlls/msi/install.c
index 0ec1f241b61..b9290b4a8d0 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/install.c
+++ b/dlls/msi/install.c
@@ -1428,22 +1428,11 @@ UINT WINAPI MsiSetInstallLevel(MSIHANDLE hInstall, int iInstallLevel)
     if (!package)
     {
         MSIHANDLE remote;
-        HRESULT hr;
 
         if (!(remote = msi_get_remote(hInstall)))
             return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
-        hr = remote_SetInstallLevel(remote, iInstallLevel);
-
-        if (FAILED(hr))
-        {
-            if (HRESULT_FACILITY(hr) == FACILITY_WIN32)
-                return HRESULT_CODE(hr);
-
-            return ERROR_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-        }
-
-        return ERROR_SUCCESS;
+        return remote_SetInstallLevel(remote, iInstallLevel);
     }
 
     r = MSI_SetInstallLevel( package, iInstallLevel );
diff --git a/dlls/msi/package.c b/dlls/msi/package.c
index 869da8d427e..6a5d68994f9 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/package.c
+++ b/dlls/msi/package.c
@@ -2550,10 +2550,9 @@ LANGID __cdecl remote_GetLanguage(MSIHANDLE hinst)
     return MsiGetLanguage(hinst);
 }
 
-HRESULT __cdecl remote_SetInstallLevel(MSIHANDLE hinst, int level)
+UINT __cdecl remote_SetInstallLevel(MSIHANDLE hinst, int level)
 {
-    UINT r = MsiSetInstallLevel(hinst, level);
-    return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(r);
+    return MsiSetInstallLevel(hinst, level);
 }
 
 HRESULT __cdecl remote_FormatRecord(MSIHANDLE hinst, MSIHANDLE record,
diff --git a/dlls/msi/tests/custom.c b/dlls/msi/tests/custom.c
index e9561d6a36c..35b1543407e 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/tests/custom.c
+++ b/dlls/msi/tests/custom.c
@@ -652,6 +652,12 @@ static void test_misc(MSIHANDLE hinst)
 
     lang = MsiGetLanguage(hinst);
     ok(hinst, lang == 1033, "got %u\n", lang);
+
+    check_prop(hinst, "INSTALLLEVEL", "3");
+    r = MsiSetInstallLevel(hinst, 123);
+    ok(hinst, !r, "got %u\n", r);
+    check_prop(hinst, "INSTALLLEVEL", "123");
+    MsiSetInstallLevel(hinst, 3);
 }
 
 static void test_feature_states(MSIHANDLE hinst)
diff --git a/dlls/msi/winemsi.idl b/dlls/msi/winemsi.idl
index b75f32f46b1..a8e9348ecdf 100644
--- a/dlls/msi/winemsi.idl
+++ b/dlls/msi/winemsi.idl
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ interface IWineMsiRemote
     UINT remote_GetComponentState( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst, [in, string] LPCWSTR component, [out] INSTALLSTATE *installed, [out] INSTALLSTATE *action );
     UINT remote_SetComponentState( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst, [in, string] LPCWSTR component, [in] INSTALLSTATE state );
     LANGID remote_GetLanguage( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst );
-    HRESULT remote_SetInstallLevel( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst, [in] int level );
+    UINT remote_SetInstallLevel( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst, [in] int level );
     HRESULT remote_FormatRecord( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst, [in] MSIHANDLE record, [out] BSTR *value );
     HRESULT remote_EvaluateCondition( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst, [in] BSTR condition );
     HRESULT remote_GetFeatureCost( [in] MSIHANDLE hinst, [in] BSTR feature, [in] INT cost_tree, [in] INSTALLSTATE state, [out] INT *cost );