diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index f86f2ac720..99d36c3d56 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,13 +196,12 @@ _qt_internal_test_expect_pass(test_json_plugin_includes)
 
 if(NOT NO_GUI)
     _qt_internal_test_expect_build_fail(test_testlib_no_link_gui)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_testlib_definitions/main.cpp"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/failbuild/test_testlib_no_link_gui/test_testlib_no_link_gui/"
+    )
 endif()
 
-execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_testlib_definitions/main.cpp"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/failbuild/test_testlib_no_link_gui/test_testlib_no_link_gui/"
-)
-
 if (NOT NO_WIDGETS)
     _qt_internal_test_expect_build_fail(test_testlib_no_link_widgets)
     execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index a556b09953..d76c6d4881 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ add_subdirectory(qmetaobjectbuilder)
 add_subdirectory(qmetamethod)
 add_subdirectory(qmetaproperty)
 add_subdirectory(qmetaenum)
-add_subdirectory(qpointer)
 add_subdirectory(qsignalblocker)
 add_subdirectory(qsignalmapper)
 add_subdirectory(qtimer)
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ endif()
 if(TARGET Qt::Gui)
     add_subdirectory(qmetatype)
     add_subdirectory(qmimedata)
+    add_subdirectory(qpointer)
     add_subdirectory(qvariant)
 endif()
 if(TARGET Qt::Network AND NOT ANDROID AND NOT UIKIT)
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/CMakeLists.txt
index d68b92ba91..a8745f1498 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/serialization/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ endif()
 if(TARGET Qt::Network)
     add_subdirectory(qtextstream)
 endif()
-if(TARGET Qt::Network AND TARGET Qt::Xml AND NOT INTEGRITY AND NOT QNX)
+if(TARGET Qt::Gui AND TARGET Qt::Network AND TARGET Qt::Xml AND NOT INTEGRITY AND NOT QNX)
     add_subdirectory(qxmlstream)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index ee7123da1f..9e59771aa0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ if(TARGET Qt::DBus)
     add_subdirectory(qdbuscpp2xml)
     add_subdirectory(qdbusxml2cpp)
 endif()
-if(QT_FEATURE_process AND NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if(TARGET Qt::Gui AND QT_FEATURE_process AND NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+    # testapp (windeployqt) and source_basicapp (macdeployqt) require QtGui.
     if(QT_FEATURE_macdeployqt)
         add_subdirectory(macdeployqt)
     endif()
diff --git a/tests/baseline/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/baseline/CMakeLists.txt
index a5a5084e87..97d0a13e3e 100644
--- a/tests/baseline/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/baseline/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-if(TARGET Qt::Network)
+if(TARGET Qt::Gui AND TARGET Qt::Network)
     add_subdirectory(painting)
 endif()
 if(TARGET Qt::Network AND TARGET Qt::Widgets)
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/kernel/qvariant/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/kernel/qvariant/CMakeLists.txt
index c547f356b8..07978956b1 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/kernel/qvariant/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/kernel/qvariant/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ qt_internal_add_benchmark(tst_bench_qvariant
     SOURCES
         tst_bench_qvariant.cpp
     LIBRARIES
-        Qt::Gui
         Qt::Test
 )
 
 ## Scopes:
 #####################################################################
 
-qt_internal_extend_target(tst_bench_qvariant CONDITION NOT TARGET Qt::Gui
+qt_internal_extend_target(tst_bench_qvariant CONDITION TARGET Qt::Gui
     LIBRARIES
-        # Remove: gui
+        Qt::Gui
 )