diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
index 3a3753d72b7..32c44b3fd2b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
@@ -2290,6 +2290,7 @@ void tst_QGraphicsWidget::implicitMouseGrabber()
     QCOMPARE(widget2UngrabEventSpy.count(), 0);
 
     scene.removeItem(widget);
+    const auto reaper = qScopeGuard([=] { delete widget; });
     QCOMPARE(widgetUngrabEventSpy.count(), 4);
     QCOMPARE(scene.mouseGrabberItem(), nullptr);
 }