diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/moc/parse-defines.h b/tests/auto/tools/moc/parse-defines.h
index f12899e368..aaadcef601 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/moc/parse-defines.h
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/moc/parse-defines.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 #define PD_CLASSINFO Q_CLASSINFO
 
-#if defined(Q_COMPILER_VARIADIC_MACROS)
+#if defined(Q_COMPILER_VARIADIC_MACROS) || defined (Q_MOC_RUN)
 #define PD_VARARG(x, ...) x(__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #if defined(Q_CC_GNU) || defined(Q_MOC_RUN)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public slots:
 
     PD_TEST_IDENTIFIER_ARG(void, combined6()) {}
 
-#if defined(Q_COMPILER_VARIADIC_MACROS)
+#if defined(Q_COMPILER_VARIADIC_MACROS) || defined (Q_MOC_RUN)
     PD_VARARG(void vararg1) {}
     PD_VARARG(void vararg2, int) {}
     PD_VARARG(void vararg3, int, int) {}
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ public slots:
     PD_VARARGEXT(void vararg4) {}
     PD_VARARGEXT(void vararg5, int) {}
     PD_VARARGEXT(void vararg6, int, int) {}
+#else
+    void vararg1() {}
+    void vararg2(int) {}
+    void vararg3(int,int) {}
+    void vararg4() {}
+    void vararg5(int) {}
+    void vararg6(int,int) {}
 #endif
 
 #define OUTERFUNCTION(x) x
diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/moc/tst_moc.cpp b/tests/auto/tools/moc/tst_moc.cpp
index ee82dc0652..909c220669 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/moc/tst_moc.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/moc/tst_moc.cpp
@@ -2738,7 +2738,6 @@ void tst_Moc::parseDefines()
     index = mo->indexOfSlot("combined6()");
     QVERIFY(index != -1);
 
-#if defined(Q_COMPILER_VARIADIC_MACROS)
     index = mo->indexOfSlot("vararg1()");
     QVERIFY(index != -1);
     index = mo->indexOfSlot("vararg2(int)");
@@ -2751,7 +2750,6 @@ void tst_Moc::parseDefines()
     QVERIFY(index != -1);
     index = mo->indexOfSlot("vararg6(int,int)");
     QVERIFY(index != -1);
-#endif
 
     index = mo->indexOfSlot("INNERFUNCTION(int)");
     QVERIFY(index != -1);