diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py
index a8f45400c..e7fd64bdd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_ipc.py
@@ -897,6 +897,8 @@ def test_socket_options_listen_problem(qlocalserver, short_tmpdir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.posix
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not qtutils.version_check('5.4'),
+                    reason="setSocketOptions is even more broken on Qt < 5.4.")
 def test_socket_options_address_in_use_problem(qlocalserver, short_tmpdir):
     """Qt seems to ignore AddressInUseError when using socketOptions.