diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/externaltests.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/externaltests.cpp
index c3a615fdffb..2128eeb164f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/externaltests.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer/externaltests.cpp
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ namespace QTest {
         make.setProcessChannelMode(channelMode);
 
         static const char makes[] =
+            "jom.exe\0" //preferred for visual c++ or mingw
             "nmake.exe\0" //for visual c++
             "mingw32-make.exe\0" //for mingw
             "gmake\0"