diff --git a/tests/auto/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp b/tests/auto/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
index c919df136f..db9110f525 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
@@ -1244,8 +1244,12 @@ void tst_QAbstractItemView::task200665_itemEntered()
     QCursor::setPos( view.viewport()->mapToGlobal(rect.center()) );
     QSignalSpy spy(&view, SIGNAL(entered(QModelIndex)));
     view.verticalScrollBar()->setValue(view.verticalScrollBar()->maximum());
-    QCOMPARE(spy.count(), 1);
 
+#ifdef Q_WS_QPA
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-20753 QCursor::setPos() is broken for QPA", Continue);
+#endif
+
+    QCOMPARE(spy.count(), 1);
 }
 
 void tst_QAbstractItemView::task257481_emptyEditor()