diff --git a/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c b/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c
index f2fc59fb4b6..125dd91e8c4 100644
--- a/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c
+++ b/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c
@@ -2800,7 +2800,11 @@ TAB_SetItemT (TAB_INFO *infoPtr, INT iItem, LPTCITEMW tabItem, BOOL bUnicode)
 
   /* Update and repaint tabs */
   TAB_SetItemBounds(infoPtr);
+#ifdef __REACTOS__
+  InvalidateRect(infoPtr->hwnd, NULL, TRUE);
+#else
   TAB_InvalidateTabArea(infoPtr);
+#endif
 
   return TRUE;
 }