diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/qmakelib.pro b/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/qmakelib.pro
index 0e39d3115e..0581832e31 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/qmakelib.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/qmakelib/qmakelib.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qmakelib
-QT = core testlib
+QT = core testlib core-private
 win32: QMAKE_USE += advapi32
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../../../qmake/library