diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
index 2265fe3147..8f228a7b85 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
@@ -767,14 +767,22 @@ void checkErrorOutput(const QString &test, const QByteArray &errorOutput)
 #ifdef Q_CC_MINGW
     if (test == "blacklisted" // calls qFatal()
         || test == "silent") // calls qFatal()
-#endif
         return;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     if (test == "crashes")
         return; // Complains about uncaught exception
 #endif
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+    if (test == "assert"
+        || test == "crashes"
+        || test == "failfetchtype"
+        || test == "faildatatype")
+    return; // Outputs "Received signal 6 (SIGABRT)"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     // QEMU outputs to stderr about uncaught signals
     if (QTestPrivate::isRunningArmOnX86() &&