diff --git a/dlls/shell32/tests/string.c b/dlls/shell32/tests/string.c
index b8c02c2d417..0a3d5925c07 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/tests/string.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/tests/string.c
@@ -88,11 +88,14 @@ static void test_StrRetToStringNW(void)
     ok(ret == TRUE && !strcmpW(buff, szTestW),
        "STRRET_OFFSET: dup failed, ret=%d\n", ret);
 
+    /* The next test crashes on W2K, WinXP and W2K3, so we don't test. */
+#if 0
     /* Invalid dest - should return FALSE, except NT4 does not, so we don't check. */
     strret.uType = STRRET_WSTR;
     strret.u.pOleStr = CoDupStrW("Test");
     pStrRetToStrNAW(NULL, sizeof(buff)/sizeof(WCHAR), &strret, NULL);
     trace("NULL dest: ret=%d\n", ret);
+#endif
 }
 
 START_TEST(string)