diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index a10148269e..9bcdc12bfc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ add_subdirectory(qduplicatetracker)
 add_subdirectory(qeasingcurve)
 add_subdirectory(qexplicitlyshareddatapointer)
 add_subdirectory(qflatmap)
-add_subdirectory(qfreelist)
+if(QT_FEATURE_private_tests)
+    add_subdirectory(qfreelist)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(qhash)
 add_subdirectory(qhashfunctions)
 add_subdirectory(qhashseed)
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qfreelist/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qfreelist/CMakeLists.txt
index 498f638e64..383e8c38ee 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qfreelist/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qfreelist/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,3 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qfreelist
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::CorePrivate
 )
-
-## Scopes:
-#####################################################################
-
-qt_internal_extend_target(tst_qfreelist CONDITION NOT QT_FEATURE_private_tests
-    SOURCES
-        ../../../../../src/corelib/tools/qfreelist.cpp
-)