diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
index 1de0541ea2e..ffb616fba31 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
@@ -3556,7 +3556,7 @@ void tst_QAbstractItemView::focusNextOnHide()
     widget.show();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&widget));
 
-    QVERIFY(table.hasFocus());
+    QTRY_VERIFY(table.hasFocus());
     QCOMPARE(table.currentIndex(), table.model()->index(0, 0));
     QTest::keyPress(&table, Qt::Key_Tab);
     QCOMPARE(table.currentIndex(), table.model()->index(0, 1));