diff --git a/tests/auto/qlowenergycharacteristic/tst_qlowenergycharacteristic.cpp b/tests/auto/qlowenergycharacteristic/tst_qlowenergycharacteristic.cpp
index d4e6b9b5..39f86113 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qlowenergycharacteristic/tst_qlowenergycharacteristic.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qlowenergycharacteristic/tst_qlowenergycharacteristic.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void tst_QLowEnergyCharacteristic::initTestCase()
                  << remoteDevice.address() << remoteDevice.deviceUuid();
         controller->connectToDevice();
         QTRY_IMPL(controller->state() != QLowEnergyController::ConnectingState,
-                  20000);
+                  26500);
         if (controller->state() != QLowEnergyController::ConnectedState) {
             // any error and we skip
             delete controller;
diff --git a/tests/auto/qlowenergydescriptor/tst_qlowenergydescriptor.cpp b/tests/auto/qlowenergydescriptor/tst_qlowenergydescriptor.cpp
index ff7d185f..9d0907b6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qlowenergydescriptor/tst_qlowenergydescriptor.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qlowenergydescriptor/tst_qlowenergydescriptor.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void tst_QLowEnergyDescriptor::initTestCase()
         qDebug() << "Connecting to" << remoteDeviceInfo.address();
         controller->connectToDevice();
         QTRY_IMPL(controller->state() != QLowEnergyController::ConnectingState,
-                  20000)
+                  26500)
         if (controller->state() != QLowEnergyController::ConnectedState) {
             // any error and we skip
             delete controller;