diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp
index ecc2021d549..25895a3ea65 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer/tst_qgesturerecognizer.cpp
@@ -306,13 +306,16 @@ void tst_QGestureRecognizer::swipeGesture()
 void tst_QGestureRecognizer::touchReplay()
 {
     const Qt::GestureType gestureType = Qt::TapGesture;
+    const QPoint pos = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen()->availableGeometry().topLeft();
     QWidget parent;
     TestWidget widget(GestureTypeVector(1, gestureType));
     widget.setParent(&parent);
     widget.setGeometry(0, 0, 100, 100);
     parent.adjustSize();
+    parent.move(pos);
     parent.show();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&parent));
+    QTRY_COMPARE(parent.pos(), pos);
 
     QWindow* windowHandle = parent.window()->windowHandle();
     const QPoint globalPos = QPoint(42, 16);