2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro
index e81e4d7ce0..7d9cfc288f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@ CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qvariant
 SOURCES  += tst_qvariant.cpp
 QT += widgets network testlib
-
-CONFIG+=insignificant_test # See QTBUG-8959
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
index f126151a4c..b3e4777e1b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
@@ -2914,6 +2914,9 @@ void tst_QVariant::task256984_setValue()
 
 void tst_QVariant::numericalConvert()
 {
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && defined(Q_CC_GNU) && !defined(__x86_64__)
+    QSKIP("Known to fail due to a GCC bug on at least Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit - check QTBUG-8959");
+#endif
     QVariant vfloat(float(5.3));
     QVariant vdouble(double(5.3));
     QVariant vreal(qreal(5.3));