diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/CMakeLists.txt
index fdcfcd7424b..2a7fd3bc7dc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ endif()
 qt_internal_add_test(tst_qlist
     SOURCES
         tst_qlist.cpp
+    DEFINES
+        QT_NO_STRICT_QLIST_ITERATORS # doesn't exist, except for this test
+    LIBRARIES
+        Qt::CorePrivate
+)
+
+qt_internal_add_test(tst_qlist_strict_iterators
+    SOURCES
+        tst_qlist.cpp
+    DEFINES
+        QT_STRICT_QLIST_ITERATORS
+        tst_QList=tst_QList_strict_iterators
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::CorePrivate
 )
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
index 0a04e816751..d879467da37 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only
 
+#ifdef QT_NO_STRICT_QLIST_ITERATORS
+#  ifdef QT_STRICT_QLIST_ITERATORS
+#    undef QT_STRICT_QLIST_ITERATORS
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 #include <QTest>
 #include <QAtomicInt>
 #include <QThread>