diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp
index 6cf7510eb78..77f36a362ec 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/processtestapp.cpp
@@ -161,10 +161,16 @@ int ProcessTestApp::BlockingProcess::main()
 {
     std::cout << "Blocking process successfully executed." << std::endl;
     const BlockType blockType = BlockType(qEnvironmentVariableIntValue(envVar()));
+    bool dummy = true;
     switch (blockType) {
     case BlockType::EndlessLoop:
-        while (true)
-            ;
+        while (true) {
+            if (dummy) {
+                // Note: Keep these lines, otherwise the compiler may optimize out the empty loop.
+                std::cout << "EndlessLoop started" << std::endl;
+                dummy = false;
+            }
+        }
         break;
     case BlockType::InfiniteSleep:
         QThread::sleep(INT_MAX);
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/process/tst_process.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/process/tst_process.cpp
index 589adbb6fa8..52e4658778f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/process/tst_process.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/process/tst_process.cpp
@@ -1216,7 +1216,6 @@ void tst_Process::mergedChannels_data()
                   << false << false << false << true;
     QTest::newRow("ForwardedErrorChannel") << QProcess::ForwardedErrorChannel
                   << true << false << false << false;
-
 }
 
 void tst_Process::mergedChannels()
@@ -1265,6 +1264,7 @@ void tst_Process::destroyBlockingProcess()
     subConfig.setupSubProcess(&process);
     process.start();
     QVERIFY(process.waitForStarted());
+    QVERIFY(process.isRunning());
     QVERIFY(!process.waitForFinished(1000));
 }