diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/tst_qsharedpointer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/tst_qsharedpointer.cpp
index 77418032245..7538eaf3780 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/tst_qsharedpointer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/tst_qsharedpointer.cpp
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ void tst_QSharedPointer::basics()
 
         QCOMPARE(ptr.data(), aData);
         QCOMPARE(ptr.operator->(), aData);
-        Data &dataReference = *ptr;
-        QCOMPARE(&dataReference, aData);
+        if (!isNull) {
+            Data &dataReference = *ptr;
+            QCOMPARE(&dataReference, aData);
+        }
 
         QVERIFY(ptr == aData);
         QVERIFY(!(ptr != aData));