diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/benchmarks.pro b/tests/benchmarks/benchmarks.pro
index 60d7e6f6399..e685c3d7b24 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/benchmarks.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/benchmarks.pro
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
         corelib \
         gui \
         network \
+        sql \
 
 # removed-by-refactor contains(QT_CONFIG, opengl): SUBDIRS += opengl
 contains(QT_CONFIG, dbus): SUBDIRS += dbus
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/sql/kernel/kernel.pro b/tests/benchmarks/sql/kernel/kernel.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f907feeeacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/sql/kernel/kernel.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+SUBDIRS = \
+       qsqlquery \
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/sql/sql.pro b/tests/benchmarks/sql/sql.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9d7fc7c5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/sql/sql.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+SUBDIRS = \
+        kernel \