diff --git a/dlls/imm32/tests/imm32.c b/dlls/imm32/tests/imm32.c
index bf0f4b26428..12e8f99f66c 100644
--- a/dlls/imm32/tests/imm32.c
+++ b/dlls/imm32/tests/imm32.c
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ static LRESULT WINAPI test_ime_wnd_proc(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPAR
             imc = ImmGetContext(hWnd);
             size = ImmGetCompositionStringW(imc, GCS_RESULTSTR,
                                             wstring, sizeof(wstring));
-            todo_wine
             ok(size > 0, "ImmGetCompositionString(GCS_RESULTSTR) is %d\n", size);
             ImmReleaseContext(hwnd, imc);
 
diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c
index 0f4d2b29ee0..d0746c55b92 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c
@@ -906,6 +906,11 @@ BOOL WINAPI ImeSetCompositionString(HIMC hIMC, DWORD dwIndex, LPCVOID lpComp,
             myPrivate->bInComposition = TRUE;
         }
 
+        /* clear existing result */
+        newCompStr = updateResultStr(lpIMC->hCompStr, NULL, 0);
+        ImmDestroyIMCC(lpIMC->hCompStr);
+        lpIMC->hCompStr = newCompStr;
+
         flags = GCS_COMPSTR;
 
         if (dwCompLen && lpComp)
@@ -1256,7 +1261,6 @@ static void DefaultIMEComposition(HIMC hIMC, HWND hwnd, LPARAM lParam)
         LPCOMPOSITIONSTRING compstr;
         LPBYTE compdata;
         LPWSTR ResultStr;
-        HIMCC newCompStr;
         LPINPUTCONTEXT lpIMC;
 
         lpIMC = LockRealIMC(hIMC);
@@ -1269,11 +1273,6 @@ static void DefaultIMEComposition(HIMC hIMC, HWND hwnd, LPARAM lParam)
         ResultStr = (LPWSTR)(compdata + compstr->dwResultStrOffset);
         GenerateIMECHARMessages(hIMC, ResultStr, compstr->dwResultStrLen);
         ImmUnlockIMCC(lpIMC->hCompStr);
-
-        /* clear the buffer */
-        newCompStr = updateResultStr(lpIMC->hCompStr, NULL, 0);
-        ImmDestroyIMCC(lpIMC->hCompStr);
-        lpIMC->hCompStr = newCompStr;
         UnlockRealIMC(hIMC);
     }
     else