diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt
index 73ed57c1dac..3de43f58854 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ else()
     set(absolute_project_path "${QT_STANDALONE_TEST_PATH}")
 endif()
 
+# If path does not include the drive letter, we try to add it.
+get_filename_component(absolute_project_path "." REALPATH BASE_DIR "${absolute_project_path}")
+
 if(NOT IS_DIRECTORY "${absolute_project_path}")
     get_filename_component(filename "${absolute_project_path}" NAME)
     get_filename_component(directory "${absolute_project_path}" DIRECTORY)
diff --git a/libexec/qt-internal-configure-tests.bat.in b/libexec/qt-internal-configure-tests.bat.in
index a59db01b14a..9dfae90ee7d 100644
--- a/libexec/qt-internal-configure-tests.bat.in
+++ b/libexec/qt-internal-configure-tests.bat.in
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION ENABLEEXTENSIONS
 set script_dir_path=%~dp0
 set script_dir_path=%script_dir_path:~0,-1%
 
+rem add the drive letter to the source_dir_path,
+rem by removing the path argument, expanding it, and adding it back
+set source_dir_path=%~dpnx1
+set args=%*
+set args=%args:* =%
+set args=%source_dir_path% %args%
+
 set cmake_scripts_dir=%script_dir_path%
 
 set relative_bin_dir=@relative_path_from_libexec_dir_to_bin_dir@
@@ -11,4 +18,4 @@ set relative_bin_dir="%relative_bin_dir%"\
 )
 
 call "%script_dir_path%"\%relative_bin_dir%"qt-cmake.bat" ^
-     @script_passed_args@ %*
+     @script_passed_args@ %args%