diff --git a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
index 363204fc25..3c422fe6b7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
@@ -3080,7 +3080,14 @@ void tst_QSslSocket::blacklistedCertificates()
     QList<QSslError> sslErrors = receiver->sslHandshakeErrors();
     QVERIFY(sslErrors.size() > 0);
     // there are more errors (self signed cert and hostname mismatch), but we only care about the blacklist error
-    QCOMPARE(sslErrors.at(0).error(), QSslError::CertificateBlacklisted);
+    std::optional<QSslError> blacklistedError;
+    for (const QSslError &error : sslErrors) {
+        if (error.error() == QSslError::CertificateBlacklisted) {
+            blacklistedError = error;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    QVERIFY2(blacklistedError, "CertificateBlacklisted error not found!");
 }
 
 void tst_QSslSocket::versionAccessors()