diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qdialog/tst_qdialog.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qdialog/tst_qdialog.cpp
index ac7ba027006..d3bc83fe6d4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qdialog/tst_qdialog.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qdialog/tst_qdialog.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void tst_QDialog::showFullScreen()
     QVERIFY(dialog.isFullScreen());
     QVERIFY(!dialog.isVisible());
 
-    dialog.show();
+    dialog.setVisible(true);
     QVERIFY(dialog.isFullScreen());
     QVERIFY(dialog.isVisible());