diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
index e7ab9bad401..4f0534ab177 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::brokenShortcut()
     QString linkName("borkenlink.lnk");
     QFile::remove(linkName);
     QFile file(linkName);
-    file.open(QFile::WriteOnly);
+    QVERIFY(file.open(QFile::WriteOnly));
     file.write("b0rk");
     file.close();