diff --git a/tests/testsslsocketlinereader.cpp b/tests/testsslsocketlinereader.cpp
index 10e5a1aeb..eb3fbc306 100644
--- a/tests/testsslsocketlinereader.cpp
+++ b/tests/testsslsocketlinereader.cpp
@@ -123,10 +123,18 @@ void TestSslSocketLineReader::testTrustedDevice()
     m_clientSocket->setPeerVerifyMode(QSslSocket::VerifyPeer);
     m_clientSocket->addCaCertificate(serverSocket->localCertificate());
 
-    connect(m_clientSocket, &QSslSocket::encrypted, &m_loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
+    int connected_sockets = 0;
+    auto connected_lambda = [&](){
+        connected_sockets++;
+        if (connected_sockets >= 2) {
+            m_loop.quit();
+        }
+    };
+    connect(serverSocket, &QSslSocket::encrypted, connected_lambda);
+    connect(m_clientSocket, &QSslSocket::encrypted, connected_lambda);
     serverSocket->startServerEncryption();
     m_clientSocket->startClientEncryption();
-    m_loop.exec();
+    m_loop.exec(); //Block until QEventLoop::quit gets called by the lambda
 
     // Both client and server socket should be encrypted here and should have remote certificate because VerifyPeer is used
     QVERIFY2(m_clientSocket->isOpen(), "Client socket already closed");
@@ -183,10 +191,18 @@ void TestSslSocketLineReader::testUntrustedDevice()
     m_clientSocket->setPeerVerifyName(QStringLiteral("Test Server"));
     m_clientSocket->setPeerVerifyMode(QSslSocket::QueryPeer);
 
-    connect(m_clientSocket, &QSslSocket::encrypted, &m_loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
+    int connected_sockets = 0;
+    auto connected_lambda = [&](){
+        connected_sockets++;
+        if (connected_sockets >= 2) {
+            m_loop.quit();
+        }
+    };
+    connect(serverSocket, &QSslSocket::encrypted, connected_lambda);
+    connect(m_clientSocket, &QSslSocket::encrypted, connected_lambda);
     serverSocket->startServerEncryption();
     m_clientSocket->startClientEncryption();
-    m_loop.exec();
+    m_loop.exec(); //Block until QEventLoop::quit gets called by the lambda
 
     QVERIFY2(m_clientSocket->isOpen(), "Client socket already closed");
     QVERIFY2(serverSocket->isOpen(), "Server socket already closed");