diff --git a/tests/auto/xml/sax/qxmlsimplereader/tst_qxmlsimplereader.cpp b/tests/auto/xml/sax/qxmlsimplereader/tst_qxmlsimplereader.cpp
index 8a5c8ec1dff..f77fd2ebab0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/xml/sax/qxmlsimplereader/tst_qxmlsimplereader.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/xml/sax/qxmlsimplereader/tst_qxmlsimplereader.cpp
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void tst_QXmlSimpleReader::inputFromSocket()
     QSKIP("WinRT does not support connecting to localhost");
 #endif
 
-    QTRY_VERIFY(server->listening);
+    QTRY_VERIFY_WITH_TIMEOUT(server->listening, 15000);
 
     QTcpSocket sock;
     sock.connectToHost(QHostAddress::LocalHost, TEST_PORT);