diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
index 9553b939e21..89548337aa1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
@@ -3099,7 +3099,8 @@ void tst_QGraphicsWidget::initialShow()
     EventSpy paintSpy(dummyView->viewport(), QEvent::Paint);
     dummyView->show();
     qApp->setActiveWindow(dummyView.data());
-    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(dummyView.data()));
+    if (!QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(dummyView.data()))
+        QSKIP("Graphics view failed to show (possibly due to Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint");
     const int expectedRepaintCount = paintSpy.count();
     dummyView.reset();