diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestcase.h b/src/testlib/qtestcase.h
index a855ace6a9a..44371c00a19 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestcase.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestcase.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 
-#ifdef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAILURE
+#ifdef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAIL
 # define QTEST_FAIL_ACTION QTest::Internal::throwOnFail()
 #else
 # define QTEST_FAIL_ACTION do { QTest::Internal::maybeThrowOnFail(); return; } while (false)
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 #endif
 
 #else
-# if defined(QTEST_THROW_ON_FAILURE) || defined(QTEST_THROW_ON_SKIP)
-#  error QTEST_THROW_ON_FAILURE/SKIP require exception support enabled.
+# if defined(QTEST_THROW_ON_FAIL) || defined(QTEST_THROW_ON_SKIP)
+#  error QTEST_THROW_ON_FAIL/SKIP require exception support enabled.
 # endif
 #endif // QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/blacklisted/tst_blacklisted.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/blacklisted/tst_blacklisted.cpp
index d59b6244c18..fb7ffcebc3e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/blacklisted/tst_blacklisted.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/blacklisted/tst_blacklisted.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only
 
-#undef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAILURE // fails ### investigate
+#undef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAIL    // fails ### investigate
 #undef QTEST_THROW_ON_SKIP    // fails ### investigate
 
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/subtest/tst_subtest.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/subtest/tst_subtest.cpp
index 023c43e2afa..3a483f515a2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/subtest/tst_subtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/subtest/tst_subtest.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only
 
-#undef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAILURE // code expects old behavior
+#undef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAIL    // code expects old behavior
 #undef QTEST_THROW_ON_SKIP    // code expects old behavior
 
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/warnings/tst_warnings.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/warnings/tst_warnings.cpp
index 5add39ac888..40636f250a6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/warnings/tst_warnings.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/warnings/tst_warnings.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2020 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only
 
-#undef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAILURE // fails ### investigate
+#undef QTEST_THROW_ON_FAIL // fails ### investigate
 
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 #include <QtCore/QRegularExpression>