diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
index 4cb29c514a7..ae412fb2bdf 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
@@ -3915,7 +3915,7 @@ void tst_QFuture::signalConnect()
     {
         SenderObject sender;
 
-#if defined(Q_CC_MSVC_ONLY) && (Q_CC_MSVC < 1940 || __cplusplus < 202002L)
+#if defined(Q_CC_MSVC_ONLY) && (Q_CC_MSVC < 1940 || !defined(_DEBUG))
 #define EXPECT_FUTURE_CONNECT_FAIL() QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-101761, test fails on Windows/MSVC", Continue)
 #else
         QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, "QObject::connect: signal not found in SenderObject");