diff --git a/qtcreator.pri b/qtcreator.pri
index 91c8f726d6f70b4371733562c7e1c08acdf57f67..f8212e611dc375d367832bc956faafed250e8368 100644
--- a/qtcreator.pri
+++ b/qtcreator.pri
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ defineReplace(stripSrcDir) {
 
 } # qt5
 
+!isEmpty(BUILD_TESTS):TEST = 1
+
 isEmpty(TEST):CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
     !debug_and_release|build_pass {
         TEST = 1