diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
index ec695b4bc1..08883f8c34 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ void tst_QPlainTextEdit::canPaste()
 
 void tst_QPlainTextEdit::ensureCursorVisibleOnInitialShow()
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
+    QSKIP("This test crashed on Android");
+#endif
     QString manyPagesOfPlainText;
     for (int i = 0; i < 800; ++i)
         manyPagesOfPlainText += QLatin1String("Blah blah blah blah blah blah\n");