diff --git a/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp b/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp
index 543151394b3..8fb7ae3321b 100644
--- a/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ static BYTE GetSpecial(PCIDLIST_ABSOLUTE pidl)
 
 static HRESULT BindToObject(PCIDLIST_ABSOLUTE pidl, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
+    if (GetSpecial(pidl))
+        return E_FAIL;
+
     PCUITEMID_CHILD pidlChild;
     CComPtr<IShellFolder> psf;
     HRESULT hr = SHBindToParent(pidl, IID_PPV_ARG(IShellFolder, &psf), &pidlChild);
diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp
index 3999df2d481..370a614285e 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ HRESULT CDesktopFolder::_GetSFFromPidl(LPCITEMIDLIST pidl, IShellFolder2** psf)
     {
         FIXME("Desktop is unexpected here!\n");
     }
-    else
+    else if (_ILIsSpecialFolder(pidl))
     {
-        ASSERT(!_ILIsSpecialFolder(pidl));
+        FIXME("Unexpected PIDL type %#x\n", pidl->mkid.abID[0]);
     }
 #endif
     IShellFolder *pSF = IsCommonItem(pidl) ? m_SharedDesktopFSFolder : m_DesktopFSFolder;