diff --git a/dlls/winhttp/tests/winhttp.c b/dlls/winhttp/tests/winhttp.c
index c41ff627e54..db789b3b22e 100644
--- a/dlls/winhttp/tests/winhttp.c
+++ b/dlls/winhttp/tests/winhttp.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ static void test_basic_authentication(int port)
     ret = WinHttpSetOption(req, WINHTTP_OPTION_USERNAME, userW, lstrlenW(userW));
     ok(ret, "failed to set username %u\n", GetLastError());
 
-    ret = WinHttpSetOption(req, WINHTTP_OPTION_PASSWORD, pass2W, lstrlenW(passW));
+    ret = WinHttpSetOption(req, WINHTTP_OPTION_PASSWORD, passW, lstrlenW(passW));
     ok(ret, "failed to set password %u\n", GetLastError());
 
     ret = WinHttpSetCredentials(req, WINHTTP_AUTH_TARGET_SERVER, WINHTTP_AUTH_SCHEME_BASIC, userW, pass2W, NULL);