diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
index cf4d5f1f4ff..11041dff127 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::replyDownloadData(QByteArray d)
     if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.isValid() &&
         downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval
         && (!decompressHelper.isValid() || decompressHelper.isCountingBytes())) {
-        downloadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
+        downloadProgressSignalChoke.start();
         emit q->downloadProgress(bytesDownloaded, totalSizeOpt.value_or(-1));
     }
 }
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::replyDownloadProgressSlot(qint64 bytesReceive
         emit q->readyRead();
     if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.isValid() &&
         downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval) {
-        downloadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
+        downloadProgressSignalChoke.start();
         emit q->downloadProgress(bytesDownloaded, bytesTotal);
     }
 }
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::_q_cacheLoadReadyRead()
 
         if (downloadProgressSignalChoke.isValid() &&
             downloadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() >= progressSignalInterval) {
-            downloadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
+            downloadProgressSignalChoke.start();
             emit q->downloadProgress(bytesDownloaded, totalSizeOpt.value_or(-1));
         }
     }
@@ -2088,10 +2088,8 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::emitReplyUploadProgress(qint64 bytesSent, qin
             if (bytesSent != bytesTotal && uploadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() < progressSignalInterval) {
                 return;
             }
-            uploadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
-        } else {
-            uploadProgressSignalChoke.start();
         }
+        uploadProgressSignalChoke.start();
     }
     emit q->uploadProgress(bytesSent, bytesTotal);
 }
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyimpl.cpp
index a82c01e14cf..3750900176f 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyimpl.cpp
@@ -391,10 +391,8 @@ void QNetworkReplyImplPrivate::emitUploadProgress(qint64 bytesSent, qint64 bytes
             if (bytesSent != bytesTotal && uploadProgressSignalChoke.elapsed() < progressSignalInterval) {
                 return;
             }
-            uploadProgressSignalChoke.restart();
-        } else {
-            uploadProgressSignalChoke.start();
         }
+        uploadProgressSignalChoke.start();
     }
 
     pauseNotificationHandling();
diff --git a/src/testlib/qjunittestlogger.cpp b/src/testlib/qjunittestlogger.cpp
index eb3c38b8b16..00110cdf496 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qjunittestlogger.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qjunittestlogger.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void QJUnitTestLogger::enterTestCase(const char *name)
 
     ++testCounter;
 
-    elapsedTestcaseTime.restart();
+    elapsedTestcaseTime.start();
 }
 
 void QJUnitTestLogger::enterTestData(QTestData *)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void QJUnitTestLogger::enterTestData(QTestData *)
             currentTestCase->attribute(QTest::AI_Name));
         name->setPair(QTest::AI_Name, testIdentifier.data());
         lastTestFunction = QTestResult::currentTestFunction();
-        elapsedTestcaseTime.restart();
+        elapsedTestcaseTime.start();
     } else {
         // Create new test cases for remaining test data
         leaveTestCase();
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestlog.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestlog.cpp
index 9ae0728fc47..2bde5a94eca 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestlog.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestlog.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ namespace QTest {
 
 void QTestLog::enterTestFunction(const char* function)
 {
-    elapsedFunctionTime.restart();
+    elapsedFunctionTime.start();
     if (printAvailableTags)
         return;