diff --git a/tests/system/shared/editor_utils.py b/tests/system/shared/editor_utils.py
index e4ed6209b73bcf8e4a0e45a2d1c0b8ef307a1d4d..1a1730c053d427dc0339e7e7a588329a0c379316 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/editor_utils.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/editor_utils.py
@@ -324,10 +324,9 @@ def validateSearchResult(expectedCount):
             rect = resultTreeView.visualRect(chIndex)
             doubleClick(resultTreeView, rect.x+5, rect.y+5, 0, Qt.LeftButton)
             editor = getEditorForFileSuffix(itemText)
-            timeout = 2000
-            if platform.system() == "Darwin":
-                timeout *= 2
-            waitFor("lineUnderCursor(editor) == text", timeout)
+            if not waitFor("lineUnderCursor(editor) == text", 2000):
+                test.warning("Jumping to search result '%s' is pretty slow." % text)
+                waitFor("lineUnderCursor(editor) == text", 2000)
             test.compare(lineUnderCursor(editor), text)
 
 # this function invokes context menu and command from it