diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
index 75b98bcd09..b5b64973d3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ SUBDIRS=\
 !win32*|winrt: SUBDIRS -= qwineventnotifier
 
 android|uikit: SUBDIRS -= qclipboard qobject qsharedmemory qsystemsemaphore
+
+!qtConfig(systemsemaphore): SUBDIRS -= \
+    qsystemsemaphore