diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index 0b803336da4..0de06713e4c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -2591,6 +2591,9 @@ void tst_QWidget::tabOrderWithCompoundWidgets()
 
 void tst_QWidget::tabOrderWithProxyOutOfOrder()
 {
+    if (QGuiApplication::styleHints()->tabFocusBehavior() != Qt::TabFocusAllControls)
+        QSKIP("Test requires Qt::TabFocusAllControls tab focus behavior");
+
     Container container;
     container.setWindowTitle(QLatin1String(QTest::currentTestFunction()));
     container.setObjectName(QLatin1StringView("Container"));