diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index 628529b8664..f7eb5da93ba 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -253,22 +253,16 @@ class USEROBJECTFLAGS(ctypes.Structure):
         # process not running under the same user id as the current console
         # user.  To avoid that, raise an exception if the window manager
         # connection is not available.
-        from ctypes import cdll, c_int, pointer, Structure
-        from ctypes.util import find_library
-
-        app_services = cdll.LoadLibrary(find_library("ApplicationServices"))
-
-        if app_services.CGMainDisplayID() == 0:
-            reason = "gui tests cannot run without OS X window manager"
+        import subprocess
+        try:
+            rc = subprocess.run(["launchctl", "managername"],
+                                capture_output=True, check=True)
+            managername = rc.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip()
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            reason = "unable to detect macOS launchd job manager"
         else:
-            class ProcessSerialNumber(Structure):
-                _fields_ = [("highLongOfPSN", c_int),
-                            ("lowLongOfPSN", c_int)]
-            psn = ProcessSerialNumber()
-            psn_p = pointer(psn)
-            if (  (app_services.GetCurrentProcess(psn_p) < 0) or
-                  (app_services.SetFrontProcess(psn_p) < 0) ):
-                reason = "cannot run without OS X gui process"
+            if managername != "Aqua":
+                reason = f"{managername=} -- can only run in a macOS GUI session"
 
     # check on every platform whether tkinter can actually do anything
     if not reason:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_style.py b/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_style.py
index 9a04a95dc40..1eae997152c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_style.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_style.py
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ def test_element_create_image(self):
                                    foreground='blue', background='yellow')
         img3 = tkinter.BitmapImage(master=self.root, file=imgfile,
                                    foreground='white', background='black')
-        style.element_create('Button.button', 'image',
+        style.element_create('Button.button2', 'image',
                              img1, ('pressed', img2), ('active', img3),
                              border=(2, 4), sticky='we')
-        self.assertIn('Button.button', style.element_names())
+        self.assertIn('Button.button2', style.element_names())
 
-        style.layout('Button', [('Button.button', {'sticky': 'news'})])
+        style.layout('Button', [('Button.button2', {'sticky': 'news'})])
         b = ttk.Button(self.root, style='Button')
         b.pack(expand=True, fill='both')
         self.assertEqual(b.winfo_reqwidth(), 16)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py b/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py
index cb210b7d2fc..60827ccc630 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def test_identify(self):
         self.entry.update()
 
         # bpo-27313: macOS Cocoa widget differs from X, allow either
-        self.assertEqual(self.entry.identify(5, 5), self.IDENTIFY_AS)
+        self.assertEqual(self.entry.identify(1, 1), self.IDENTIFY_AS)
         self.assertEqual(self.entry.identify(-1, -1), "")
 
         self.assertRaises(tkinter.TclError, self.entry.identify, None, 5)