diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
index 9c78d59383b..71fb2705f52 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
@@ -678,14 +678,18 @@ void tst_QWindow::framePositioningStableAfterDestroy()
     window.show();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&window));
 
+    const bool frameOk = QTest::qWaitFor([&]{return window.geometry() != window.frameGeometry(); });
+    if (!frameOk)
+        qCritical() << "Frame geometry failed to update";
+
     const QPoint stablePosition = window.position();
     const QPoint stableFramePosition = window.framePosition();
 
     window.destroy();
     window.show();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&window));
-    QCOMPARE(window.position(), stablePosition);
-    QCOMPARE(window.framePosition(), stableFramePosition);
+    QTRY_COMPARE(window.position(), stablePosition);
+    QTRY_COMPARE(window.framePosition(), stableFramePosition);
 }
 
 void tst_QWindow::positioningDuringMinimized()