diff --git a/dlls/user32/tests/msg.c b/dlls/user32/tests/msg.c
index 2d903f05318..01933b8a59d 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/tests/msg.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/tests/msg.c
@@ -12839,20 +12839,20 @@ static const struct message WmSetParentSeq_2[] = {
     { EVENT_OBJECT_HIDE, winevent_hook|wparam|lparam, 0, 0 },
     { WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED, sent|wparam, SWP_HIDEWINDOW|SWP_NOSIZE|SWP_NOMOVE|SWP_NOCLIENTSIZE|SWP_NOCLIENTMOVE },
     { HCBT_SETFOCUS, hook|optional },
-    { WM_NCACTIVATE, sent|wparam, 0 },
-    { WM_ACTIVATE, sent|wparam, 0 },
-    { WM_ACTIVATEAPP, sent|wparam, 0 },
+    { WM_NCACTIVATE, sent|wparam|optional, 0 },
+    { WM_ACTIVATE, sent|wparam|optional, 0 },
+    { WM_ACTIVATEAPP, sent|wparam|optional, 0 },
     { WM_KILLFOCUS, sent|wparam, 0 },
     { EVENT_OBJECT_PARENTCHANGE, winevent_hook|wparam|lparam, 0, 0 },
     { WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING, sent|wparam, SWP_NOSIZE },
     { HCBT_ACTIVATE, hook },
     { EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND, winevent_hook|wparam|lparam, 0, 0 },
-    { WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING, sent|wparam, SWP_NOSIZE|SWP_NOMOVE },
-    { WM_NCACTIVATE, sent|wparam, 1 },
-    { WM_ACTIVATE, sent|wparam, 1 },
+    { WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING, sent|wparam|optional, SWP_NOSIZE|SWP_NOMOVE },
+    { WM_NCACTIVATE, sent|wparam|optional, 1 },
+    { WM_ACTIVATE, sent|wparam|optional, 1 },
     { HCBT_SETFOCUS, hook },
     { EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS, winevent_hook|wparam|lparam, OBJID_CLIENT, 0 },
-    { WM_SETFOCUS, sent|defwinproc },
+    { WM_SETFOCUS, sent|optional|defwinproc },
     { WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED, sent|wparam, SWP_NOREDRAW|SWP_NOSIZE|SWP_NOCLIENTSIZE },
     { WM_MOVE, sent|defwinproc|wparam, 0 },
     { EVENT_OBJECT_LOCATIONCHANGE, winevent_hook|wparam|lparam, 0, 0 },