diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
index 5a0cd052782..cf4d5f1f4ff 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
@@ -1168,7 +1168,8 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::replyDownloadData(QByteArray d)
     emit q->readyRead();
     // emit readyRead before downloadProgress in case this will cause events to be
     // processed and we get into a recursive call (as in QProgressDialog).
-    if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval
+    if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.isValid() &&
+        downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval
         && (!decompressHelper.isValid() || decompressHelper.isCountingBytes())) {
         downloadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
         emit q->downloadProgress(bytesDownloaded, totalSizeOpt.value_or(-1));
@@ -1501,7 +1502,8 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::replyDownloadProgressSlot(qint64 bytesReceive
     // processed and we get into a recursive call (as in QProgressDialog).
     if (bytesDownloaded > 0)
         emit q->readyRead();
-    if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval) {
+    if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.isValid() &&
+        downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval) {
         downloadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
         emit q->downloadProgress(bytesDownloaded, bytesTotal);
     }
@@ -1938,7 +1940,8 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::_q_cacheLoadReadyRead()
         // This readyRead() goes to the user. The user then may or may not read() anything.
         emit q->readyRead();
 
-        if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval) {
+        if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.isValid() &&
+            downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval) {
             downloadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
             emit q->downloadProgress(bytesDownloaded, totalSizeOpt.value_or(-1));
         }
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/qtextstream/tst_qtextstream.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/qtextstream/tst_qtextstream.cpp
index 25183fccd76..1a3d161e788 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/qtextstream/tst_qtextstream.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/qtextstream/tst_qtextstream.cpp
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ void tst_QTextStream::performance()
     };
     int elapsed[N] = {0, 0, 0};
 
-        stopWatch.restart();
+        stopWatch.start();
         int nlines1 = 0;
         QFile file(m_rfc3261FilePath);
         QVERIFY(file.open(QFile::ReadOnly));
@@ -997,8 +997,7 @@ void tst_QTextStream::performance()
             file.readLine();
         }
 
-        elapsed[0] = stopWatch.elapsed();
-        stopWatch.restart();
+        elapsed[0] = stopWatch.restart();
 
         int nlines2 = 0;
         QFile file2(m_rfc3261FilePath);
@@ -1010,8 +1009,7 @@ void tst_QTextStream::performance()
             stream.readLine();
         }
 
-        elapsed[1] = stopWatch.elapsed();
-        stopWatch.restart();
+        elapsed[1] = stopWatch.restart();
 
         int nlines3 = 0;
         QFile file3(m_rfc3261FilePath);
@@ -1022,7 +1020,7 @@ void tst_QTextStream::performance()
         while (stream2.readLineInto(&line))
             ++nlines3;
 
-        elapsed[2] = stopWatch.elapsed();
+        elapsed[2] = stopWatch.restart();
 
         QCOMPARE(nlines1, nlines2);
         QCOMPARE(nlines2, nlines3);