diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
index e6d6ed9f82d..2a71e28f2f3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ void tst_QGraphicsWidget::qgraphicswidget()
     QCOMPARE(widget.call_propertyChange(QString(), QVariant()), QVariant());
     widget.call_sizeHint(Qt::PreferredSize, QSizeF());
 
-    QGraphicsWidget *parent = new QGraphicsWidget;
-    SizeHinter *child = new SizeHinter(parent);
+    QGraphicsWidget parent;
+    SizeHinter *child = new SizeHinter(&parent);
 
     QCOMPARE(child->minimumSize(), QSizeF(5, 5));
 }