diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
index 154ee48b9ac..0b94133b001 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest::testRunner()
     start();
 
     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest::testRunner1);
-    QTRY_COMPARE_WITH_TIMEOUT(runControl, nullptr, 70000);
+    QTRY_COMPARE_WITH_TIMEOUT(runControl, static_cast<ProjectExplorer::RunControl *>(nullptr), 70000);
 }
 
 void LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest::testRunner1()