diff --git a/qttools.pro b/qttools.pro
index 871d8cc999110379f6bcb353c385885cf90793ee..2e678ed839915060711e55744ea8b1fce081b64b 100644
--- a/qttools.pro
+++ b/qttools.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ module_qttools_src.target = module-qttools-src
 module_qttools_tests.subdir = tests
 module_qttools_tests.target = module-qttools-tests
 module_qttools_tests.depends = module_qttools_src
-module_qttools_tests.CONFIG = no_default_target no_default_install
+module_qttools_tests.CONFIG = no_default_install
+!contains(QT_BUILD_PARTS,tests):module_qttools_tests.CONFIG += no_default_target
 
 SUBDIRS += module_qttools_src \
            module_qttools_tests \