diff --git a/tests/auto/wayland/datadevicev1/tst_datadevicev1.cpp b/tests/auto/wayland/datadevicev1/tst_datadevicev1.cpp
index 3464d0d7861..ef966b9c9d3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/wayland/datadevicev1/tst_datadevicev1.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/wayland/datadevicev1/tst_datadevicev1.cpp
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ void tst_datadevicev1::pasteAscii()
     exec([&] {
         auto *client = xdgSurface()->resource()->client();
         auto *offer = dataDevice()->sendDataOffer(client, {"text/plain"});
-        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
+        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, offer, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
             QFile file;
             file.open(fd, QIODevice::WriteOnly, QFile::FileHandleFlag::AutoCloseHandle);
             QCOMPARE(mimeType, "text/plain");
             file.write(QByteArray("normal ascii"));
             file.close();
-        });
+        }, Qt::DirectConnection);
         dataDevice()->sendSelection(offer);
 
         auto *surface = xdgSurface()->m_surface;
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ void tst_datadevicev1::pasteUtf8()
     exec([&] {
         auto *client = xdgSurface()->resource()->client();
         auto *offer = dataDevice()->sendDataOffer(client, {"text/plain", "text/plain;charset=utf-8"});
-        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
+        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, offer, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
             QFile file;
             file.open(fd, QIODevice::WriteOnly, QFile::FileHandleFlag::AutoCloseHandle);
             QCOMPARE(mimeType, "text/plain;charset=utf-8");
             file.write(QByteArray("face with tears of joy: 😂"));
             file.close();
-        });
+        }, Qt::DirectConnection);
         dataDevice()->sendSelection(offer);
 
         auto *surface = xdgSurface()->m_surface;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void tst_datadevicev1::pasteMozUrl()
     exec([&] {
         auto *client = xdgSurface()->resource()->client();
         auto *offer = dataDevice()->sendDataOffer(client, {"text/x-moz-url"});
-        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
+        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, offer, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
             QFile file;
             file.open(fd, QIODevice::WriteOnly, QFile::FileHandleFlag::AutoCloseHandle);
             QCOMPARE(mimeType, "text/x-moz-url");
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void tst_datadevicev1::pasteMozUrl()
             // Need UTF-16.
             file.write(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(content.data()), content.size() * 2);
             file.close();
-        });
+        }, Qt::DirectConnection);
         dataDevice()->sendSelection(offer);
 
         auto *surface = xdgSurface()->m_surface;
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ void tst_datadevicev1::pasteSingleUtf8MozUrl()
     exec([&] {
         auto *client = xdgSurface()->resource()->client();
         auto *offer = dataDevice()->sendDataOffer(client, {"text/x-moz-url"});
-        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
+        connect(offer, &DataOffer::receive, offer, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
             QFile file;
             file.open(fd, QIODevice::WriteOnly, QFile::FileHandleFlag::AutoCloseHandle);
             QCOMPARE(mimeType, "text/x-moz-url");
             const QString content("https://www.qt.io/");
             file.write(content.toUtf8());
             file.close();
-        });
+        }, Qt::DirectConnection);
         dataDevice()->sendSelection(offer);
 
         auto *surface = xdgSurface()->m_surface;
diff --git a/tests/auto/wayland/primaryselectionv1/tst_primaryselectionv1.cpp b/tests/auto/wayland/primaryselectionv1/tst_primaryselectionv1.cpp
index d9e4ff295b6..b5539f1f09e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/wayland/primaryselectionv1/tst_primaryselectionv1.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/wayland/primaryselectionv1/tst_primaryselectionv1.cpp
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ void tst_primaryselectionv1::pasteAscii()
 
         auto *device = primarySelectionDevice();
         auto *offer = device->sendDataOffer({"text/plain"});
-        connect(offer, &PrimarySelectionOfferV1::receive, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
+        connect(offer, &PrimarySelectionOfferV1::receive, offer, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
             QFile file;
             file.open(fd, QIODevice::WriteOnly, QFile::FileHandleFlag::AutoCloseHandle);
             QCOMPARE(mimeType, "text/plain");
             file.write(QByteArray("normal ascii"));
             file.close();
-        });
+        }, Qt::DirectConnection);
         device->sendSelection(offer);
 
         pointer()->sendEnter(surface, {32, 32});
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ void tst_primaryselectionv1::pasteUtf8()
 
         auto *device = primarySelectionDevice();
         auto *offer = device->sendDataOffer({"text/plain", "text/plain;charset=utf-8"});
-        connect(offer, &PrimarySelectionOfferV1::receive, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
+        connect(offer, &PrimarySelectionOfferV1::receive, offer, [](QString mimeType, int fd) {
             QFile file;
             file.open(fd, QIODevice::WriteOnly, QFile::FileHandleFlag::AutoCloseHandle);
             QCOMPARE(mimeType, "text/plain;charset=utf-8");
             file.write(QByteArray("face with tears of joy: 😂"));
             file.close();
-        });
+        }, Qt::DirectConnection);
         device->sendSelection(offer);
 
         pointer()->sendEnter(surface, {32, 32});
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void tst_primaryselectionv1::copy()
                     pastedBuf.append(buf, n);
                 }
             });
-        });
+        }, Qt::DirectConnection);
     });
 
     QCOMPOSITOR_TRY_VERIFY(pastedBuf.size()); // this assumes we got everything in one read