diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp
index c562a5c362..fab3a74b19 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp
@@ -249,13 +249,13 @@ void tst_qinputmethod::query()
 
 void tst_qinputmethod::inputDirection()
 {
-    QCOMPARE(m_platformInputContext.m_inputDirectionCallCount, 0);
+    auto originalCount = m_platformInputContext.m_inputDirectionCallCount;
     qApp->inputMethod()->inputDirection();
-    QCOMPARE(m_platformInputContext.m_inputDirectionCallCount, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(m_platformInputContext.m_inputDirectionCallCount, originalCount + 1);
 
-    QCOMPARE(m_platformInputContext.m_localeCallCount, 0);
+    originalCount = m_platformInputContext.m_localeCallCount;
     qApp->inputMethod()->locale();
-    QCOMPARE(m_platformInputContext.m_localeCallCount, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(m_platformInputContext.m_localeCallCount, originalCount + 1);
 }
 
 void tst_qinputmethod::inputMethodAccepted()