diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
index ea6af85c15a..cab036243dc 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ static void test_GetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx(HANDLE std_output)
 static void test_FreeConsole(void)
 {
     HANDLE handle, unbound_output = NULL, unbound_input = NULL;
-    DWORD size, mode;
+    DWORD size, mode, type;
     WCHAR title[16];
     char buf[32];
     HWND hwnd;
@@ -3889,6 +3889,11 @@ static void test_FreeConsole(void)
     ok(!ret && GetLastError() == ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE,
        "GetConsoleMode returned %x %u\n", ret, GetLastError());
 
+    type = GetFileType(unbound_input);
+    ok(type == FILE_TYPE_CHAR, "GetFileType returned %u\n", type);
+    type = GetFileType(unbound_output);
+    ok(type == FILE_TYPE_CHAR, "GetFileType returned %u\n", type);
+
     CloseHandle(unbound_input);
     CloseHandle(unbound_output);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/kernelbase/file.c b/dlls/kernelbase/file.c
index bfa44b4da50..7d0c4d63aa8 100644
--- a/dlls/kernelbase/file.c
+++ b/dlls/kernelbase/file.c
@@ -3099,8 +3099,6 @@ DWORD WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH GetFileType( HANDLE file )
         file == (HANDLE)STD_ERROR_HANDLE)
         file = GetStdHandle( (DWORD_PTR)file );
 
-    if (is_console_handle( file )) return FILE_TYPE_CHAR;
-
     if (!set_ntstatus( NtQueryVolumeInformationFile( file, &io, &info, sizeof(info),
                                                      FileFsDeviceInformation )))
         return FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
@@ -3108,6 +3106,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH GetFileType( HANDLE file )
     switch (info.DeviceType)
     {
     case FILE_DEVICE_NULL:
+    case FILE_DEVICE_CONSOLE:
     case FILE_DEVICE_SERIAL_PORT:
     case FILE_DEVICE_PARALLEL_PORT:
     case FILE_DEVICE_TAPE: