diff --git a/dlls/urlmon/tests/protocol.c b/dlls/urlmon/tests/protocol.c
index c9c42e8d673..6044c3125d6 100644
--- a/dlls/urlmon/tests/protocol.c
+++ b/dlls/urlmon/tests/protocol.c
@@ -1854,7 +1854,9 @@ static void test_gopher_protocol(void)
     trace("Testing gopher protocol...\n");
 
     hres = CoGetClassObject(&CLSID_GopherProtocol, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, NULL, &IID_IUnknown, (void**)&unk);
-    ok(hres == S_OK, "CoGetClassObject failed: %08x\n", hres);
+    ok(hres == S_OK ||
+       hres == REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG, /* Gopher protocol has been removed as of Vista */
+       "CoGetClassObject failed: %08x\n", hres);
     if(FAILED(hres))
         return;