diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
index 4e7935be31..91b93e4ccd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
@@ -1703,6 +1703,7 @@ void tst_QObject::property()
     QVERIFY(property.isWritable());
     QVERIFY(!property.isEnumType());
     QCOMPARE(property.typeName(), "CustomType*");
+    qRegisterMetaType<CustomType*>();
     QCOMPARE(property.type(), QVariant::UserType);
     QCOMPARE(property.userType(), qMetaTypeId<CustomType*>());