diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/CMakeLists.txt
index 2bd6033440d..b7cd27e03d9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qiodevice
     PUBLIC_LIBRARIES
         Qt::Network
     TESTDATA ${test_data}
+    QT_TEST_SERVER_LIST "apache2" "cyrus"
 )
 
 #### Keys ignored in scope 1:.:.:qiodevice.pro:<TRUE>:
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp
index 87e46bff09b..f6c230714ad 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp
@@ -104,15 +104,20 @@ void tst_QIODevice::getSetCheck()
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void tst_QIODevice::constructing_QTcpSocket()
 {
+#ifdef QT_TEST_SERVER
+    if (!QtNetworkSettings::verifyConnection(QtNetworkSettings::imapServerName(), 143))
+        QSKIP("No network test server available");
+#else
     if (!QtNetworkSettings::verifyTestNetworkSettings())
         QSKIP("No network test server available");
+#endif
 
     QTcpSocket socket;
     QIODevice *device = &socket;
 
     QVERIFY(!device->isOpen());
 
-    socket.connectToHost(QtNetworkSettings::serverName(), 143);
+    socket.connectToHost(QtNetworkSettings::imapServerName(), 143);
     QVERIFY(socket.waitForConnected(30000));
     QVERIFY(device->isOpen());
     QCOMPARE(device->readChannelCount(), 1);
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ void tst_QIODevice::constructing_QTcpSocket()
     socket.close();
     QCOMPARE(socket.readChannelCount(), 0);
     QCOMPARE(socket.writeChannelCount(), 0);
-    socket.connectToHost(QtNetworkSettings::serverName(), 143);
+    socket.connectToHost(QtNetworkSettings::imapServerName(), 143);
     QVERIFY(socket.waitForConnected(30000));
     QVERIFY(device->isOpen());
 
@@ -270,9 +275,14 @@ void tst_QIODevice::unget()
             result = QByteArray("ZXCV");
             lineResult = "ZXCV";
         } else {
+#ifdef QT_TEST_SERVER
+            if (!QtNetworkSettings::verifyConnection(QtNetworkSettings::httpServerName(), 80))
+                QSKIP("No network test server available");
+#else
             if (!QtNetworkSettings::verifyTestNetworkSettings())
                 QSKIP("No network test server available");
-            socket.connectToHost(QtNetworkSettings::serverName(), 80);
+#endif
+            socket.connectToHost(QtNetworkSettings::httpServerName(), 80);
             socket.write("GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n");
             QVERIFY(socket.waitForReadyRead());
             dev = &socket;