diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/coretests.pro b/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/coretests.pro
index 9052343d92f564825d280cbd94d7eb0d2d03e570..a8e7b551f8e601abbd83f20ff1cbcc8b3d830ae3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/coretests.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/coretests.pro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ INCLUDEPATH+=$$CREATORDIR/src/libs
 
 DEFINES+=QTCREATOR_UTILS_STATIC_LIB QML_BUILD_STATIC_LIB QTCREATOR_TEST
 DEFINES+=QTCREATORDIR=\\\"$$CREATORDIR\\\"
+DEFINES+=QT_CREATOR
 
 DEPENDPATH += ..
 DEPENDPATH += $$CREATORDIR/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include