diff --git a/tests/auto/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp b/tests/auto/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
index 2ea8fc8..0c058ac 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ void tst_QSslSocket::privateKeyOpaque()
     QList<QSslCertificate> localCert = QSslCertificate::fromPath(SRCDIR "certs/qt-test-server-cacert.pem");
     socket->setCaCertificates(localCert);
     socket->setLocalCertificate(QLatin1String(SRCDIR "certs/fluke.cert"));
-    socket->setPrivateKey(QSslKey(pkey));
+    socket->setPrivateKey(QSslKey(reinterpret_cast<Qt::HANDLE>(pkey)));

     socket->setPeerVerifyMode(QSslSocket::QueryPeer);
     socket->connectToHostEncrypted(QtNetworkSettings::serverName(), 443);