diff --git a/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py b/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py
index 2356aca08b8..97dd1a69375 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ project = "untitled"
 
 def main():
     if platform.system() == "Darwin" and JIRA.isBugStillOpen(6853, JIRA.Bug.CREATOR):
-        test.xverify(False, "This test is unstable on Mac, see QTCREATORBUG-6853.")
+        test.xfail("This test is unstable on Mac, see QTCREATORBUG-6853.")
         return
     outputQDebug = "Output from qDebug()."
     outputStdOut = "Output from std::cout."
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_qml_locals/test.py b/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_qml_locals/test.py
index e7a4afbc4d2..161a7bcb0cc 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_qml_locals/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_qml_locals/test.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ source("Tree.py")
 
 def main():
     if os.getenv("SYSTEST_OPENGL_MISSING") == "1":
-        test.xverify(False, "This test needs OpenGL - skipping...")
+        test.xfail("This test needs OpenGL - skipping...")
         return
     projName = "simpleQuickUI2.qmlproject"
     projFolder = os.path.dirname(findFile("testdata", "simpleQuickUI2/%s" % projName))