diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp
index 15e08a50a2f..e2bde37a7e2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ void tst_QTimer::moveToThread()
 #endif
     QTimer ti1;
     QTimer ti2;
+    ti1.setSingleShot(true);
     ti1.start(MOVETOTHREAD_TIMEOUT);
     ti2.start(MOVETOTHREAD_TIMEOUT);
     QVERIFY((ti1.timerId() & 0xffffff) != (ti2.timerId() & 0xffffff));