diff --git a/test/syncenginetestutils.cpp b/test/syncenginetestutils.cpp
index 6c01bf29cab8a..7c8d4eabcddd3 100644
--- a/test/syncenginetestutils.cpp
+++ b/test/syncenginetestutils.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ void FileInfo::setContents(const QString &relativePath, char contentChar)
     FileInfo *file = findInvalidatingEtags(relativePath);
     Q_ASSERT(file);
     file->contentChar = contentChar;
+    file->lastModified = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
 }
 
 void FileInfo::appendByte(const QString &relativePath)