diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage.cpp
index b09b3b1f76f..a00af9a8d14 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ bool QErrorMessagePrivate::nextPending()
 #endif
             currentMessage = std::move(message);
             currentType = std::move(type);
+            again->setChecked(true);
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage/tst_qerrormessage.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage/tst_qerrormessage.cpp
index 4a67e1c0656..d4c8d10392a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage/tst_qerrormessage.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qerrormessage/tst_qerrormessage.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ void tst_QErrorMessage::dontShowAgain()
     QVERIFY(errorMessageDialog.isVisible());
     checkBox = errorMessageDialog.findChild<QCheckBox*>();
     QVERIFY(checkBox);
-    QVERIFY(!checkBox->isChecked());
-    checkBox->setChecked(true);
+    QVERIFY(checkBox->isChecked());
     errorMessageDialog.close();
 
     errorMessageDialog.showMessage(htmlString);