diff --git a/qtcreator.pri b/qtcreator.pri
index cfb640a3c16999108b7bcc6bc905b9f5e276f572..71fed2a8a981ad68178e04833309f32172162134 100644
--- a/qtcreator.pri
+++ b/qtcreator.pri
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ defineReplace(stripSrcDir) {
     return($$relative_path($$absolute_path($$1, $$OUT_PWD), $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_))
 }
 
+QTC_BUILD_TESTS = $$(QTC_BUILD_TESTS)
+!isEmpty(QTC_BUILD_TESTS):TEST = $$QTC_BUILD_TESTS
+
 !isEmpty(BUILD_TESTS):TEST = 1
 
 isEmpty(TEST):CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {