diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
index 2181dfbd338..a4721bf4500 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ void LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest::testRunner()
 
     connectRunner();
 
+    QTest::ignoreMessage(
+                QtDebugMsg, "Invalid run control state transition from  "
+                            "\"RunControlState::Starting\"  to  \"RunControlState::Stopped\"");
     runControl->initiateStart();
 
     QTRY_COMPARE_WITH_TIMEOUT(startCount, 1, 30000);