diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/image/qpixmapcache/tst_qpixmapcache.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/image/qpixmapcache/tst_qpixmapcache.cpp
index 6dde306bbdc..b5602192707 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/image/qpixmapcache/tst_qpixmapcache.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/image/qpixmapcache/tst_qpixmapcache.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ void tst_QPixmapCache::setCacheLimit()
     QPixmapCache::setCacheLimit(0);
     QVERIFY(!QPixmapCache::find(key, p1));
 
-    p1 = new QPixmap(2, 3);
     QPixmapCache::setCacheLimit(1000);
-    QPixmapCache::replace(key, *p1);
+    p1 = new QPixmap(2, 3);
+    QVERIFY(!QPixmapCache::replace(key, *p1));
     QVERIFY(!QPixmapCache::find(key, p1));
 
     delete p1;