diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
index 9682bec34ee..d0d6588446e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ void tst_QDir::mkdirOnSymlink()
 
     path = "two/four/five";
     fi.setFile(path);
+#if defined(Q_OS_QNX)
+    QSKIP("Fails on QNX QTBUG-98561");
+#endif
     QVERIFY2(fi.exists() && fi.isDir(), msgDoesNotExist(path).constData());
 #endif
 }