diff --git a/dlls/advapi32/registry.c b/dlls/advapi32/registry.c
index ce56b5aad53..3daf53dcc74 100644
--- a/dlls/advapi32/registry.c
+++ b/dlls/advapi32/registry.c
@@ -1582,9 +1582,13 @@ error:
 
 static DWORD collect_data(struct perf_provider *provider, const WCHAR *query, void **data, DWORD *size, DWORD *obj_count)
 {
+    static const WCHAR globalW[] = { 'G','l','o','b','a','l',0 };
     WCHAR *linkage = provider->linkage[0] ? provider->linkage : NULL;
     DWORD err;
 
+    if (!query || !query[0])
+        query = globalW;
+
     err = provider->pOpen(linkage);
     if (err != ERROR_SUCCESS)
     {