diff --git a/tests/system/shared/clang.py b/tests/system/shared/clang.py
index 810f652b0b3..04cd836e66a 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/clang.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/clang.py
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ def getCodeModelString(useClang):
 
 def checkCodeModelSettings(useClang):
     __openCodeModelOptions__()
-    test.verify(verifyChecked("{name='ignorePCHCheckBox' type='QCheckBox' visible='1'}"),
-                "Verifying whether 'Ignore pre-compiled headers' is checked by default.")
+    test.log("Verifying whether 'Ignore pre-compiled headers' is unchecked by default.")
+    verifyChecked("{name='ignorePCHCheckBox' type='QCheckBox' visible='1'}", False)
     clickButton(waitForObject(":Options.OK_QPushButton"))
diff --git a/tests/system/shared/utils.py b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
index f89b9c6e2d3..36b5fbfc4e8 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/utils.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def tempDir():
 def deleteDirIfExists(path):
     shutil.rmtree(path, True)
 
-def verifyChecked(objectName):
+def verifyChecked(objectName, checked=True):
     object = waitForObject(objectName)
-    test.compare(object.checked, True)
+    test.compare(object.checked, checked)
     return object
 
 def ensureChecked(objectName, shouldBeChecked = True, timeout=20000):