diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qstandardpaths/tst_qstandardpaths.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qstandardpaths/tst_qstandardpaths.cpp
index a1732a0a79..21e020404b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qstandardpaths/tst_qstandardpaths.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qstandardpaths/tst_qstandardpaths.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void tst_qstandardpaths::testAllWritableLocations()
     QString loc = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(location);
     if (loc.size() > 1)  // workaround for unlikely case of locations that return '/'
         QCOMPARE(loc.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')), false);
-    QVERIFY(loc.contains(QLatin1Char('/')));
+    QVERIFY(loc.isEmpty() || loc.contains(QLatin1Char('/')));
     QVERIFY(!loc.contains(QLatin1Char('\\')));
 }