diff --git a/src/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,19 +17,12 @@
 add_test(CharacterWidthTest CharacterWidthTest)
 target_link_libraries(CharacterWidthTest ${KONSOLE_TEST_LIBS})
 
-# This test fails on kf5-qt5 SUSEQt5.9 buildbot since Oct 28, 2018
-# Believed due to frameworks regession; disable to avoid sysadmins having
-# to fix for every build
-# https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-frameworks-devel/2018-November/073078.html
-# https://phabricator.kde.org/T9948
-if (0)
 if (NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
     add_executable(DBusTest DBusTest.cpp)
     ecm_mark_as_test(DBusTest)
     add_test(DBusTest DBusTest)
     target_link_libraries(DBusTest ${KONSOLE_TEST_LIBS} Qt5::DBus)
 endif()
-endif()
 
 add_executable(HistoryTest HistoryTest.cpp)
 ecm_mark_as_test(HistoryTest)
diff --git a/src/autotests/DBusTest.h b/src/autotests/DBusTest.h
--- a/src/autotests/DBusTest.h
+++ b/src/autotests/DBusTest.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+class QProcess;
+
 namespace Konsole
 {
 
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@
 
 private:
     QString _interfaceName;
+    QProcess *_process = nullptr;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/autotests/DBusTest.cpp b/src/autotests/DBusTest.cpp
--- a/src/autotests/DBusTest.cpp
+++ b/src/autotests/DBusTest.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@
 // Own
 #include "DBusTest.h"
 #include "../Session.h"
-#include <KProcess>
+#include <QProcess>
+#include <QSignalSpy>
 
 using namespace Konsole;
 
 /* Exec a new Konsole and grab its dbus */
 void DBusTest::initTestCase()
 {
+    qRegisterMetaType<QProcess::ExitStatus>();
+
     const QString interfaceName = QStringLiteral("org.kde.konsole");
     QDBusConnectionInterface *bus = nullptr;
     QStringList konsoleServices;
@@ -50,9 +53,11 @@
     }
 
     // Create a new Konsole with a separate process id
-    int pid = KProcess::startDetached(QStringLiteral("konsole"),
-                                      QStringList(QStringLiteral("--separate")));
-    if (pid == 0) {
+    _process = new QProcess;
+    _process->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ForwardedChannels);
+    _process->start(QStringLiteral("konsole"),                                     QStringList(QStringLiteral("--separate")));
+
+    if (!_process->waitForStarted()) {
         QFAIL(QStringLiteral("Unable to exec a new Konsole").toLatin1().data());
     }
 
@@ -93,6 +98,7 @@
 {
     // Need to take care of when user has CloseAllTabs=False otherwise
     // they will get a popup dialog when we try to close this.
+    QSignalSpy quitSpy(_process, SIGNAL(finished(int,QProcess::ExitStatus)));
 
     QDBusInterface iface(_interfaceName,
                          QStringLiteral("/konsole/MainWindow_1"),
@@ -103,6 +109,9 @@
     if (!instanceReply.isValid()) {
         QFAIL(QStringLiteral("Unable to close Konsole: %1").arg(instanceReply.error().message()).toLatin1().data());
     }
+    QVERIFY(quitSpy.wait());
+    _process->kill();
+    _process->deleteLater();
 }
 
 void DBusTest::testSessions()