diff --git a/tests/system/shared/utils.py b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
index ef46aca7b26..6501f738a2c 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/utils.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ def getConfiguredKits():
     test.log("Configured kits: %s" % str(result))
     return result
 
-def visibleCheckBoxExists(text):
+def enabledCheckBoxExists(text):
     try:
-        findObject("{type='QCheckBox' text='%s' visible='1'}" % text)
+        waitForObject("{type='QCheckBox' text='%s'}" % text, 100)
         return True
     except:
         return False
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py b/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
index 69a69ace30a..1d822c7ca59 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_general/tst_create_proj_wizard/test.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def main():
 
 def verifyKitCheckboxes(kits, displayedPlatforms):
     waitForObject("{type='QLabel' unnamed='1' visible='1' text='Kit Selection'}")
-    availableCheckboxes = frozenset(filter(visibleCheckBoxExists, kits.keys()))
+    availableCheckboxes = frozenset(filter(enabledCheckBoxExists, kits.keys()))
     # verification whether expected, found and configured match
 
     expectedShownKits = availableCheckboxes.intersection(displayedPlatforms)