diff --git a/tests/auto/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp b/tests/auto/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
index 6c77f11d038..d1dc62bbf4d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
@@ -4103,6 +4103,7 @@ void tst_QNetworkReply::ioPostToHttpFromMiddleOfQBufferFiveBytes()
 
     QUrl url = "http://" + QtNetworkSettings::serverName() + "/qtest/protected/cgi-bin/md5sum.cgi";
     QNetworkRequest request(url);
+    request.setRawHeader("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
     QNetworkReplyPtr reply = manager.post(request, &uploadBuffer);
 
     connect(reply, SIGNAL(finished()), &QTestEventLoop::instance(), SLOT(exitLoop()));
@@ -4359,6 +4360,7 @@ void tst_QNetworkReply::ioPostToHttpUploadProgress()
     // create the request
     QUrl url = QUrl(QString("http://127.0.0.1:%1/").arg(server.serverPort()));
     QNetworkRequest request(url);
+    request.setRawHeader("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
     QNetworkReplyPtr reply = manager.post(request, &sourceFile);
     QSignalSpy spy(reply, SIGNAL(uploadProgress(qint64,qint64)));
     connect(&server, SIGNAL(newConnection()), &QTestEventLoop::instance(), SLOT(exitLoop()));
diff --git a/tests/auto/qtcpserver/tst_qtcpserver.cpp b/tests/auto/qtcpserver/tst_qtcpserver.cpp
index 9cddc00059f..2cd870f0fac 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qtcpserver/tst_qtcpserver.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qtcpserver/tst_qtcpserver.cpp
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ void tst_QTcpServer::waitForConnectionTest()
 void tst_QTcpServer::setSocketDescriptor()
 {
     QTcpServer server;
+#ifdef Q_OS_SYMBIAN
+    QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, "QSymbianSocketEngine::initialize - socket descriptor not found");
+#endif
     QVERIFY(!server.setSocketDescriptor(42));
     QCOMPARE(server.serverError(), QAbstractSocket::UnsupportedSocketOperationError);
 #ifndef Q_OS_SYMBIAN
diff --git a/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/test/test.pro b/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/test/test.pro
index f4207d6de97..7bf5ba00744 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/test/test.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/test/test.pro
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ vxworks:QT -= gui
 
 symbian: {
     TARGET.EPOCHEAPSIZE="0x100 0x3000000"
-    TARGET.CAPABILITY = NetworkServices
+    TARGET.CAPABILITY = NetworkServices ReadUserData
 }
 
 TARGET = tst_qtcpsocket
diff --git a/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/tst_qtcpsocket.cpp b/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/tst_qtcpsocket.cpp
index 623e02bd94b..f83c4cf99ca 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/tst_qtcpsocket.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qtcpsocket/tst_qtcpsocket.cpp
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ void tst_QTcpSocket::setInvalidSocketDescriptor()
 {
     QTcpSocket *socket = newSocket();
     QCOMPARE(socket->socketDescriptor(), -1);
+#ifdef Q_OS_SYMBIAN
+    QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, "QSymbianSocketEngine::initialize - socket descriptor not found");
+#endif
     QVERIFY(!socket->setSocketDescriptor(-5, QTcpSocket::UnconnectedState));
     QCOMPARE(socket->socketDescriptor(), -1);