diff --git a/src/network/doc/snippets/network/network.pro b/src/network/doc/snippets/network/network.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d3d2415ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/doc/snippets/network/network.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+TEMPLATE = lib
+TARGET = network_snippet
+QT = core network
+
+SOURCES = \
+    tcpwait.cpp
diff --git a/src/network/doc/snippets/snippets.pro b/src/network/doc/snippets/snippets.pro
index d4598f7265..745511da7b 100644
--- a/src/network/doc/snippets/snippets.pro
+++ b/src/network/doc/snippets/snippets.pro
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-TEMPLATE = app
-
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
 TARGET = network_cppsnippets
+SUBDIRS =
 
-# ![0]
-QT += network
-# ![0]
+contains(QT_BUILD_PARTS, tests) {
+    SUBDIRS += \
+        network
+}
 
-SOURCES += network/tcpwait.cpp
-
-load(qt_common)