diff --git a/tests/src/gui/testqgsrubberband.cpp b/tests/src/gui/testqgsrubberband.cpp
index 0599008e824..fbdb1f36145 100644
--- a/tests/src/gui/testqgsrubberband.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/gui/testqgsrubberband.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ void TestQgsRubberband::testAddSingleMultiGeometries()
   QgsGeometry* geomSinglePart = QgsGeometry::fromWkt( "POLYGON((-0.00022418 -0.00000279,-0.0001039 0.00002395,-0.00008677 -0.00005313,-0.00020705 -0.00007987,-0.00022418 -0.00000279))" );
   QgsGeometry* geomMultiPart = QgsGeometry::fromWkt( "MULTIPOLYGON(((-0.00018203 0.00012178,-0.00009444 0.00014125,-0.00007861 0.00007001,-0.00016619 0.00005054,-0.00018203 0.00012178)),((-0.00030957 0.00009464,-0.00021849 0.00011489,-0.00020447 0.00005184,-0.00029555 0.00003158,-0.00030957 0.00009464)))" );
 
+  mCanvas->setExtent(QgsRectangle(-1e-3,-1e-3,1e-3,1e-3)); // otherwise point cannot be converted to canvas coord
+
   mRubberband->addGeometry( geomSinglePart, mPolygonLayer );
   mRubberband->addGeometry( geomMultiPart, mPolygonLayer );
-
   QVERIFY( mRubberband->numberOfVertices() == 15 );
 }