diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/tests/qmlpreviewclient_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/tests/qmlpreviewclient_test.cpp
index 1194702e6b1..12d8f317288 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/tests/qmlpreviewclient_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/tests/qmlpreviewclient_test.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ void QmlPreviewClientTest::testMessageReceived()
     {
         QmlDebug::QPacket packet(client.dataStreamVersion());
         quint16 frames = 58;
-        packet << static_cast<qint8>(QmlPreviewClient::Fps) << frames << 6 << 7 << 8
-               << frames << 1 << 2 << 3;
+        quint16 one = 1, two = 2, three = 3, six = 6, seven = 7, eight = 8;
+        packet << static_cast<qint8>(QmlPreviewClient::Fps) << frames << six << seven << eight
+               << frames << one << two << three;
         client.messageReceived(packet.data());
         QCOMPARE(numRequests, 1);
         QCOMPARE(numErrors, 1);