diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/except.c b/dlls/kernel32/except.c
index 2a9f0f14d33..de244fc2734 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/except.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/except.c
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ static int format_exception_msg( const EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ptr, char *buffer, in
     if ((len<0) || (len>=size))
         return -1;
 #ifdef __i386__
-    if (ptr->ContextRecord->SegCs != wine_get_cs())
+    if (LOWORD(ptr->ContextRecord->SegCs) != wine_get_cs())
         len2 = snprintf(buffer+len, size-len, " at address 0x%04x:0x%08x",
-                        ptr->ContextRecord->SegCs,
+                        LOWORD(ptr->ContextRecord->SegCs),
                         (DWORD)ptr->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionAddress);
     else
 #endif