diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp
index 8f8ab33e64..5dc445d44f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static void createQObjectOnDestruction()
     // QThread) after the last QObject has been destroyed (especially after
     // QCoreApplication has).
 
-#if !defined(QT_QGUIAPPLICATIONTEST) && !defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#if !defined(QT_QGUIAPPLICATIONTEST) && !defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(Q_OS_VXWORKS)
     // QCoreApplicationData's global static destructor has run and cleaned up
     // the QAdoptedThread.
     if (theMainThreadIsSet())