diff --git a/tests/auto/qatomicint/tst_qatomicint.cpp b/tests/auto/qatomicint/tst_qatomicint.cpp
index 717187a2a61..5ccb9972900 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qatomicint/tst_qatomicint.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qatomicint/tst_qatomicint.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ tst_QAtomicInt::~tst_QAtomicInt()
 
 void tst_QAtomicInt::warningFreeHelper()
 {
-    Q_ASSERT(false);
-    // The code below is bogus, and shouldn't be run. We're looking for warnings, only.
+    qFatal("This code is bogus, and shouldn't be run. We're looking for compiler warnings only.");
 
     QBasicAtomicInt i = Q_BASIC_ATOMIC_INITIALIZER(0);
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/qatomicpointer/tst_qatomicpointer.cpp b/tests/auto/qatomicpointer/tst_qatomicpointer.cpp
index af8fabc962e..05f82941489 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qatomicpointer/tst_qatomicpointer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qatomicpointer/tst_qatomicpointer.cpp
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ struct WFHC
 
 void tst_QAtomicPointer::warningFreeHelper()
 {
-    Q_ASSERT(false);
-    // The code below is bogus, and shouldn't be run. We're looking for warnings, only.
+    qFatal("This code is bogus, and shouldn't be run. We're looking for compiler warnings only.");
 
     QBasicAtomicPointer<WFHC> p = Q_BASIC_ATOMIC_INITIALIZER(0);