diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_gui/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 2515f61d05f..f4b182b595a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ include_directories(
     ${Qt6Test_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-add_definitions(
+add_compile_definitions(
     ${Qt6Gui_DEFINITIONS}
     ${Qt6Test_DEFINITIONS}
 )
diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index 89965032b27..bde7e8b4159 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/test_testlib_no_link_widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ include_directories(
     ${Qt6Test_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-add_definitions(
+add_compile_definitions(
     ${Qt6Widgets_DEFINITIONS}
     ${Qt6Test_DEFINITIONS}
 )
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e17638a660..366a4404d6e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if(TARGET Qt::Gui)
 endif()
 
 # Ensure uniform location info between release and debug builds
-add_definitions(-DQT_MESSAGELOGCONTEXT)
+add_compile_definitions(QT_MESSAGELOGCONTEXT)
 
 foreach(subprogram IN LISTS subprograms)
     add_subdirectory(${subprogram})