diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c
index 3039a91bc38..b7fe8e565e4 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c
@@ -1814,6 +1814,7 @@ START_TEST(header)
 {
     HWND parent_hwnd;
     ULONG_PTR ctx_cookie;
+    HANDLE hCtx;
     HWND hwnd;
 
     if (!init())
@@ -1841,7 +1842,7 @@ START_TEST(header)
     test_hdm_unicodeformatMessages(parent_hwnd);
     test_hdm_bitmapmarginMessages(parent_hwnd);
 
-    if (!load_v6_module(&ctx_cookie))
+    if (!load_v6_module(&ctx_cookie, &hCtx))
     {
         DestroyWindow(parent_hwnd);
         return;
@@ -1856,7 +1857,7 @@ START_TEST(header)
     if (!IsWindow(hwnd))
     {
         win_skip("FIXME: failed to create Header window.\n");
-        unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie);
+        unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie, hCtx);
         DestroyWindow(parent_hwnd);
         return;
     }
@@ -1867,7 +1868,7 @@ START_TEST(header)
     test_hdf_fixedwidth(parent_hwnd);
     test_hds_nosizing(parent_hwnd);
 
-    unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie);
+    unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie, hCtx);
 
     DestroyWindow(parent_hwnd);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/imagelist.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/imagelist.c
index da3da42a41f..944e4ecf7ca 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/imagelist.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/imagelist.c
@@ -1247,6 +1247,7 @@ cleanup:
 START_TEST(imagelist)
 {
     ULONG_PTR ctx_cookie;
+    HANDLE hCtx;
 
     HMODULE hComCtl32 = GetModuleHandle("comctl32.dll");
     pImageList_Create = NULL;   /* These are not needed for non-v6.0 tests*/
@@ -1270,7 +1271,7 @@ START_TEST(imagelist)
 
     /* Now perform v6 tests */
 
-    if (!load_v6_module(&ctx_cookie))
+    if (!load_v6_module(&ctx_cookie, &hCtx))
         return;
 
     /* Reload comctl32 */
@@ -1284,5 +1285,5 @@ START_TEST(imagelist)
     test_ImageList_DrawIndirect();
     test_shell_imagelist();
 
-    unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie);
+    unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie, hCtx);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c
index f6c5bf9cfac..44c5eb2c49d 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c
@@ -4064,6 +4064,7 @@ START_TEST(listview)
     BOOL (WINAPI *pInitCommonControlsEx)(const INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX*);
 
     ULONG_PTR ctx_cookie;
+    HANDLE hCtx;
     HWND hwnd;
 
     hComctl32 = GetModuleHandleA("comctl32.dll");
@@ -4116,7 +4117,7 @@ START_TEST(listview)
     test_getcolumnwidth();
     test_ApproximateViewRect();
 
-    if (!load_v6_module(&ctx_cookie))
+    if (!load_v6_module(&ctx_cookie, &hCtx))
     {
         DestroyWindow(hwndparent);
         return;
@@ -4130,7 +4131,7 @@ START_TEST(listview)
     if (!IsWindow(hwnd))
     {
         win_skip("FIXME: failed to create ListView window.\n");
-        unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie);
+        unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie, hCtx);
         DestroyWindow(hwndparent);
         return;
     }
@@ -4144,7 +4145,7 @@ START_TEST(listview)
     test_scrollnotify();
     test_LVS_EX_TRANSPARENTBKGND();
 
-    unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie);
+    unload_v6_module(ctx_cookie, hCtx);
 
     DestroyWindow(hwndparent);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h b/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h
index 21a8e4f8540..848e95b9225 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h
@@ -56,32 +56,34 @@ static const CHAR manifest[] =
     "</dependency>\n"
     "</assembly>\n";
 
-static void unload_v6_module(ULONG_PTR cookie)
+static void unload_v6_module(ULONG_PTR cookie, HANDLE hCtx)
 {
     HANDLE hKernel32;
     BOOL (WINAPI *pDeactivateActCtx)(DWORD, ULONG_PTR);
+    VOID (WINAPI *pReleaseActCtx)(HANDLE);
 
     hKernel32 = GetModuleHandleA("kernel32.dll");
     pDeactivateActCtx = (void*)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "DeactivateActCtx");
-    if (!pDeactivateActCtx)
+    pReleaseActCtx = (void*)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "ReleaseActCtx");
+    if (!pDeactivateActCtx || !pReleaseActCtx)
     {
         win_skip("Activation contexts unsupported\n");
         return;
     }
 
     pDeactivateActCtx(0, cookie);
+    pReleaseActCtx(hCtx);
 
     DeleteFileA(manifest_name);
 }
 
-static BOOL load_v6_module(ULONG_PTR *pcookie)
+static BOOL load_v6_module(ULONG_PTR *pcookie, HANDLE *hCtx)
 {
     HANDLE hKernel32;
     HANDLE (WINAPI *pCreateActCtxA)(ACTCTXA*);
     BOOL (WINAPI *pActivateActCtx)(HANDLE, ULONG_PTR*);
 
     ACTCTXA ctx;
-    HANDLE hCtx;
     BOOL ret;
     HANDLE file;
     DWORD written;
@@ -121,10 +123,10 @@ static BOOL load_v6_module(ULONG_PTR *pcookie)
     ctx.cbSize = sizeof(ctx);
     ctx.lpSource = manifest_name;
 
-    hCtx = pCreateActCtxA(&ctx);
-    ok(hCtx != 0, "Expected context handle\n");
+    *hCtx = pCreateActCtxA(&ctx);
+    ok(*hCtx != 0, "Expected context handle\n");
 
-    ret = pActivateActCtx(hCtx, pcookie);
+    ret = pActivateActCtx(*hCtx, pcookie);
     expect(TRUE, ret);
 
     if (!ret)