diff --git a/tests/manual/permissions/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/permissions/CMakeLists.txt
index f9fac7e362a..fd732ecada4 100644
--- a/tests/manual/permissions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/manual/permissions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+if(NOT QT_BUILD_STANDALONE_TESTS AND NOT QT_BUILDING_QT)
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+    project(tst_manual_qpermissions LANGUAGES CXX)
+    find_package(Qt6BuildInternals REQUIRED COMPONENTS STANDALONE_TEST)
+endif()
 
 qt_internal_add_test(tst_manual_qpermissions
     SOURCES