diff --git a/cmake/QtFeature.cmake b/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
index aa18b380a65..f13f8d477a5 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
@@ -385,9 +385,12 @@ function(qt_feature_module_end target)
 endfunction()
 
 function(qt_config_compile_test name)
-    cmake_parse_arguments(arg "" "LABEL" "" ${ARGN})
+    cmake_parse_arguments(arg "" "LABEL" "LIBRARIES;CODE" ${ARGN})
 
-    check_cxx_source_compiles("${arg_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}" HAVE_${name})
+    set(_save_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${arg_LIBRARIES}")
+    check_cxx_source_compiles("${arg_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS} ${arg_CODE}" HAVE_${name})
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${_save_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
     set(TEST_${name} "${HAVE_${name}}" CACHE INTERNAL "${arg_LABEL}")
 endfunction()
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/configure.cmake b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
index 4c40aa1c281..2f5c543e56d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
@@ -112,8 +112,13 @@ int pipes[2];
 ")
 
 # cxx11_future
+if (UNIX)
+    set(CXX11_FUTURE_TEST_LIBRARIES pthread)
+endif()
 qt_config_compile_test(cxx11_future
     LABEL "C++11 <future>"
+    LIBRARIES ${CXX11_FUTURE_TEST_LIBRARIES}
+    CODE
 "
 #include <future>
 
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ std::future<int> f = std::async([]() { return 42; });
     /* END TEST: */
     return 0;
 }
-"# FIXME: qmake: unix:LIBS += -lpthread
+"
 )
 
 # eventfd
@@ -190,8 +195,13 @@ shmctl(0, 0, (struct shmid_ds *)(0));
 ")
 
 # ipc_posix
+if (LINUX)
+    set(IPC_POSIX_TEST_LIBRARIES pthread rt)
+endif()
 qt_config_compile_test(ipc_posix
     LABEL "POSIX IPC"
+    LIBRARIES ${IPC_POSIX_TEST_LIBRARIES}
+    CODE
 "
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ shm_unlink(\"test\");
     /* END TEST: */
     return 0;
 }
-"# FIXME: qmake: linux: LIBS += -lpthread -lrt
+"
 )
 
 # linkat