diff --git a/autotests/parttest.cpp b/autotests/parttest.cpp
index d55e3cf75..7b9f4f505 100644
--- a/autotests/parttest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/parttest.cpp
@@ -207,13 +207,17 @@ void PartTest::testSelectText()
 
     QVERIFY(QMetaObject::invokeMethod(part.m_pageView, "slotSetMouseTextSelect"));
 
-    QTest::mouseMove(part.m_pageView->viewport(), QPoint(width * 0.12, height * 0.055));
-    QTest::mousePress(part.m_pageView->viewport(), Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(width * 0.12, height * 0.055));
-    QTest::mouseMove(part.m_pageView->viewport(), QPoint(width * 0.8, height * 0.055));
+    const int mouseY = height * 0.052;
+    const int mouseStartX = width * 0.12;
+    const int mouseEndX = width * 0.7;
+
+    QTest::mouseMove(part.m_pageView->viewport(), QPoint(mouseStartX, mouseY));
+    QTest::mousePress(part.m_pageView->viewport(), Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(mouseStartX, mouseY));
+    QTest::mouseMove(part.m_pageView->viewport(), QPoint(mouseEndX, mouseY));
     // without this wait the test fails. 100ms were enough on my local system, but when running under valgrind
     // or on the CI server we need to wait longer.
     QTest::qWait(1000);
-    QTest::mouseRelease(part.m_pageView->viewport(), Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(width * 0.8, height * 0.055));
+    QTest::mouseRelease(part.m_pageView->viewport(), Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, QPoint(mouseEndX, mouseY));
 
     QApplication::clipboard()->clear();
     QVERIFY(QMetaObject::invokeMethod(part.m_pageView, "copyTextSelection"));