diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer/object_viewer.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer/object_viewer.cpp
index 2835b9b42..f1f663e38 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer/object_viewer.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer/object_viewer.cpp
@@ -3897,7 +3897,7 @@ bool browseFolder(const CString &caption, CString &destFolder, HWND parent)
 	bi.lpfn = NULL;
 	bi.lParam = NULL;
 	bi.iImage = 0;
-	LPITEMIDLIST result = SHBrowseForFolder(&bi);
+	PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE result = SHBrowseForFolder(&bi);
 	if (result != NULL && SHGetPathFromIDList(result, chosenPath))
 	{
 		destFolder = chosenPath;
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_filetools.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_filetools.cpp
index 7ecb61efe..cbc1ef88d 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_filetools.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_filetools.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ULONG CNelExport::SelectDir(HWND Parent, TCHAR* Title, std::string &Path)
 	bi.lParam=0;
 	bi.iImage=0;
 
-	ITEMIDLIST*	pidl = SHBrowseForFolder(&bi);
+	PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE pidl = SHBrowseForFolder(&bi);
 
 	if (!SHGetPathFromIDList(pidl,str) ) 
 	{
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/tile_edit/SelectionTerritoire.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/tile_edit/SelectionTerritoire.cpp
index 400b388d7..c76b9d03a 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/tile_edit/SelectionTerritoire.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/tile_edit/SelectionTerritoire.cpp
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ void SelectionTerritoire::OnPath()
 	info.ulFlags=BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
 
 	// Select the path
-	LPITEMIDLIST list;
-	if (list=SHBrowseForFolder (&info))
+	PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE list = SHBrowseForFolder(&info);
+	if (list)
 	{
 		// Convert item into path string
 		BOOL bRet=SHGetPathFromIDList(list, path);
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/misc/branch_patcher/branch_patcherDlg.cpp b/code/nel/tools/misc/branch_patcher/branch_patcherDlg.cpp
index c27111935..134eddebf 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/misc/branch_patcher/branch_patcherDlg.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/misc/branch_patcher/branch_patcherDlg.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ int CDirDialog::DoBrowse()
 	}
 
 	BROWSEINFO bInfo;
-	LPITEMIDLIST pidl;
 	ZeroMemory((PVOID)&bInfo, sizeof(BROWSEINFO));
 
 	if (!m_strInitDir.IsEmpty())
@@ -258,10 +257,8 @@ int CDirDialog::DoBrowse()
 	bInfo.lpszTitle = (m_strTitle.IsEmpty()) ? "Open" : m_strTitle;
 	bInfo.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS | BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
 
-	if ((pidl = ::SHBrowseForFolder(&bInfo)) == NULL)
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
+	PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE pidl = ::SHBrowseForFolder(&bInfo);
+	if (!pidl) return 0;
 
 	m_strPath.ReleaseBuffer();
 	m_iImageIndex = bInfo.iImage;