diff --git a/dlls/urlmon/tests/misc.c b/dlls/urlmon/tests/misc.c
index 7702e1e167f..64ed9377675 100644
--- a/dlls/urlmon/tests/misc.c
+++ b/dlls/urlmon/tests/misc.c
@@ -851,7 +851,10 @@ static void test_url_action(IInternetSecurityManager *secmgr, IInternetZoneManag
     HKEY hkey;
     HRESULT hres;
 
-    res = RegOpenKeyA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+    /* FIXME: HKEY_CURRENT_USER is most of the time the default but this can be changed on a system.
+     * The test should be changed to cope with that, if need be.
+     */
+    res = RegOpenKeyA(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
             "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Zones\\3", &hkey);
     if(res != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
         ok(0, "Could not open zone key\n");