diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
index b45ce88c83..6c26ddb293 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -6458,6 +6458,12 @@ public:
 
 void tst_QGraphicsItem::ensureUpdateOnTextItem()
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    if (QSysInfo::MacintoshVersion == QSysInfo::MV_10_7) {
+        QSKIP("This test is unstable on 10.7 in CI");
+    }
+#endif
+
     QGraphicsScene scene;
     QGraphicsView view(&scene);
     view.show();