diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
index d15adcb42f2..118aa75782c 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
@@ -1383,11 +1383,13 @@ static void test_VarParseNumFromStr(void)
 
   /* VB oct char bigger than 7 */
   CONVERT("&o128", NUMPRS_HEX_OCT);
-/*
-  Native versions 2.x of oleaut32 allow this to succeed: later versions and Wine don't
-  EXPECTFAIL;
-  EXPECTRGB(0,FAILDIG);
-*/
+  todo_wine {
+  EXPECT(2,NUMPRS_HEX_OCT,0x40,4,3,0);
+  EXPECTRGB(0,1);
+  EXPECTRGB(1,2);
+  }
+  EXPECTRGB(3,FAILDIG);
+
   /** NUMPRS_PARENS **/
 
   /* Empty parens = error */