diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qcombobox/tst_qcombobox.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qcombobox/tst_qcombobox.cpp
index 7cdf0b26bd1..2a356f574c1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qcombobox/tst_qcombobox.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qcombobox/tst_qcombobox.cpp
@@ -3215,12 +3215,12 @@ void tst_QComboBox::task_QTBUG_49831_scrollerNotActivated()
     box.setModel(&model);
     box.setCurrentIndex(500);
     box.show();
-    QTest::qWaitForWindowShown(&box);
+    QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&box);
     QTest::mouseMove(&box, QPoint(5, 5), 100);
     box.showPopup();
     QFrame *container = box.findChild<QComboBoxPrivateContainer *>();
     QVERIFY(container);
-    QTest::qWaitForWindowShown(container);
+    QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(container);
 
     QList<QComboBoxPrivateScroller *> scrollers = container->findChildren<QComboBoxPrivateScroller *>();
     // Not all styles support scrollers. We rely only on those platforms that do to catch any regression.