diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
index 09d5db14751..689b008551e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ void tst_QPointer::threadSafety()
 
 void tst_QPointer::qvariantCast()
 {
-    QPointer<QFile> tracking = new QFile;
+    QFile file;
+    QPointer<QFile> tracking = &file;
     tracking->setObjectName("A test name");
     QVariant v = QVariant::fromValue(tracking);