diff --git a/src/gui/configure.cmake b/src/gui/configure.cmake
index 3d5db4aa65..be3dff2f60 100644
--- a/src/gui/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/gui/configure.cmake
@@ -332,24 +332,6 @@ FBDriver *driver = 0;
 }
 ")
 
-# libinput_axis_api
-qt_config_compile_test(libinput_axis_api
-    LABEL "axis API in libinput"
-    LIBRARIES Libinput::Libinput
-    CODE
-"
-#include <libinput.h>
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    (void)argc; (void)argv;
-    /* BEGIN TEST: */
-libinput_event_pointer_has_axis(nullptr, LIBINPUT_POINTER_AXIS_SCROLL_VERTICAL);
-    /* END TEST: */
-    return 0;
-}
-")
-
 # linuxfb
 qt_config_compile_test(linuxfb
     LABEL "LinuxFB"
@@ -536,7 +518,7 @@ qt_feature("integrityhid" PRIVATE
 )
 qt_feature("libinput_axis_api" PRIVATE
     LABEL "axis API in libinput"
-    CONDITION QT_FEATURE_libinput AND TEST_libinput_axis_api
+    CONDITION QT_FEATURE_libinput AND ON
 )
 qt_feature("linuxfb" PRIVATE
     SECTION "Platform plugins"
diff --git a/util/cmake/configurejson2cmake.py b/util/cmake/configurejson2cmake.py
index 2d635e0c8a..5a2b95d699 100755
--- a/util/cmake/configurejson2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/configurejson2cmake.py
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ def map_tests(test: str) -> str:
         'openssl11': '(OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "1.1.0")',
 
         'reduce_exports': 'CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY',
+
+        'libinput_axis_api': 'ON',
     }
     if test in testmap:
         return testmap.get(test, None)
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ def parseTest(ctx, test, data, cm_fh):
        'posix-iconv', "sun-iconv",
        'separate_debug_info',  # FIXME: see if cmake can do this
        'gc_binaries',
+       'libinput_axis_api',
     }
 
     if test in skip_tests: