diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestsystem.h b/src/testlib/qtestsystem.h
index 31c9f481c5..eb0fcb8178 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestsystem.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestsystem.h
@@ -120,10 +120,12 @@ namespace QTest
         return window->isExposed();
     }
 
-    inline static bool qWaitForWindowShown(QWindow *window, int timeout = 1000)
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
+    QT_DEPRECATED inline static bool qWaitForWindowShown(QWindow *window, int timeout = 1000)
     {
-        return qWaitForWindowActive(window, timeout);
+        return qWaitForWindowExposed(window, timeout);
     }
+#endif // QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
index a6f846045f..6c52dcbc38 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -11116,7 +11116,7 @@ void tst_QGraphicsItem::doNotMarkFullUpdateIfNotInScene()
         view.showFullScreen();
     else
         view.show();
-    QTest::qWaitForWindowShown(view.windowHandle());
+    QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(view.windowHandle());
     view.activateWindow();
     QTRY_VERIFY(view.isActiveWindow());
     QTRY_VERIFY(view.repaints >= 1);