diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangdtests.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangdtests.cpp
index fdd6d4c3b0e..ee7b209e889 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangdtests.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangdtests.cpp
@@ -951,7 +951,8 @@ void ClangdTestHighlighting::test_data()
     QTest::newRow("call to function pointer alias") << 344 << 5 << 344 << 13
         << QList<int>{C_TYPE} << 0;
     QTest::newRow("friend class declaration") << 350 << 18 << 350 << 27
-        << QList<int>{C_TYPE} << 0;
+        << (client()->versionNumber().majorVersion() >= 16
+            ? QList<int>{C_TYPE, C_DECLARATION}: QList<int>{C_TYPE}) << 0;
     QTest::newRow("friend class reference") << 351 << 34 << 351 << 43
         << QList<int>{C_TYPE} << 0;
     QTest::newRow("function parameter of friend class type") << 351 << 45 << 351 << 50