diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
index 12556fa8bac..bade09be047 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ private slots:
     void constQPointer();
 };
 
+// check that nullptr QPointer construction is Q_CONSTINIT:
+[[maybe_unused]] Q_CONSTINIT static QPointer<QFile> s_file1;
+[[maybe_unused]] Q_CONSTINIT static QPointer<QFile> s_file2 = {};
+
 void tst_QPointer::constructors()
 {
     QPointer<QObject> p1;