diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index 28610f2baad..d12c1b1c354 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -2330,6 +2330,13 @@ void tst_QWidget::tabOrderWithProxy()
     QVERIFY(firstEdit->hasFocus());
 }
 
+static QString focusWidgetName()
+{
+    return QApplication::focusWidget() != nullptr
+            ? QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()
+            : QStringLiteral("No focus widget");
+}
+
 void tst_QWidget::tabOrderWithProxyDisabled()
 {
     Container container;
@@ -2362,23 +2369,23 @@ void tst_QWidget::tabOrderWithProxyDisabled()
         QSKIP("Window failed to activate, skipping test");
 
     QVERIFY2(lineEdit1.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.tab();
     QVERIFY2(!lineEdit2.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     QVERIFY2(lineEdit3.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.tab();
     QVERIFY2(lineEdit1.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.backTab();
     QVERIFY2(lineEdit3.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.backTab();
     QVERIFY2(!lineEdit2.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     QVERIFY2(lineEdit1.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
 }
 
 //#define DEBUG_FOCUS_CHAIN
@@ -2692,23 +2699,23 @@ void tst_QWidget::tabOrderWithCompoundWidgetsNoFocusPolicy()
         QSKIP("Window failed to activate, skipping test");
 
     QVERIFY2(spinbox1.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.tab();
     QVERIFY2(!spinbox2.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     QVERIFY2(spinbox3.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.tab();
     QVERIFY2(spinbox1.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.backTab();
     QVERIFY2(spinbox3.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     container.backTab();
     QVERIFY2(!spinbox2.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
     QVERIFY2(spinbox1.hasFocus(),
-             qPrintable(QApplication::focusWidget()->objectName()));
+             qPrintable(focusWidgetName()));
 }
 
 void tst_QWidget::tabOrderNoChange()