diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/kernel.pro b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/kernel.pro
index 5947dcb953..b280f44f05 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/kernel.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/kernel.pro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SUBDIRS=\
    qwidget_window \
    qwidgetaction \
    qwidgetmetatype \
+   qwidgetsvariant \
    qshortcut \
    qsizepolicy