diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/CMakeLists.txt
index e074d0832c..a4bb826984 100644
--- a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-add_subdirectory(qpinger)
-
 qt_internal_add_test(tst_qdbusabstractinterface
     SOURCES
         interface.cpp
@@ -21,3 +19,5 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(tst_qdbusabstractinterface
         -i interface.h
 )
 
+add_subdirectory(qpinger)
+add_dependencies(tst_qdbusabstractinterface qpinger)
diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/CMakeLists.txt
index 275a296a04..45b2bd8136 100644
--- a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 if(NOT QT_FEATURE_private_tests)
     return()
 endif()
-add_subdirectory(qpong)
 add_subdirectory(qdbusmarshall)
+add_subdirectory(qpong)
+add_dependencies(tst_qdbusmarshall qpong)
diff --git a/tests/auto/other/qprocess_and_guieventloop/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/other/qprocess_and_guieventloop/CMakeLists.txt
index dfaaa9edfb..aa899958e4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/other/qprocess_and_guieventloop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/other/qprocess_and_guieventloop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qprocess_and_guieventloop
         Qt::Gui
 )
 add_subdirectory(write-read-write)
+add_dependencies(tst_qprocess_and_guieventloop write-read-write)