diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
index 5fa84b31eed..02907110694 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qwindow/tst_qwindow.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public:
             if (type == QPlatformSurfaceEvent::SurfaceCreated)
                 ++surfaceCreatedEvents;
         }
-        return false;
+        return QWindow::eventFilter(o, e);
     }
 
     int surfaceCreatedEvents = 0;