diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/tst_qpromise.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/tst_qpromise.cpp
index 2c12e41c934..c88e2a0a211 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/tst_qpromise.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/tst_qpromise.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ do { \
         QFAIL("Test case " #test "(" #__VA_ARGS__ ") failed"); \
 } while (false)
 
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
 // std::thread-like wrapper that ensures that the thread is joined at the end of
 // a scope to prevent potential std::terminate
 struct ThreadWrapper
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ struct ThreadWrapper
         t->wait();
     }
 };
-#endif
 
 void tst_QPromise::promise()
 {
@@ -344,7 +342,9 @@ void tst_QPromise::progress()
 
 void tst_QPromise::addInThread()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     const auto testAddResult = [] (auto promise, const auto &result) {
         promise.start();
         auto f = promise.future();
@@ -360,12 +360,13 @@ void tst_QPromise::addInThread()
     RUN_TEST_FUNC(testAddResult, QPromise<int>(), 42);
     RUN_TEST_FUNC(testAddResult, QPromise<QString>(), u8"42");
     RUN_TEST_FUNC(testAddResult, QPromise<CopyOnlyType>(), CopyOnlyType{99});
-#endif
 }
 
 void tst_QPromise::addInThreadMoveOnlyObject()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<MoveOnlyType> promise;
     promise.start();
     auto f = promise.future();
@@ -377,12 +378,13 @@ void tst_QPromise::addInThreadMoveOnlyObject()
     // Iterators wait for result first
     for (auto& result : f)
         QCOMPARE(result, MoveOnlyType{-11});
-#endif
 }
 
 void tst_QPromise::reportFromMultipleThreads()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<int> promise;
     auto f = promise.future();
     promise.start();
@@ -401,12 +403,13 @@ void tst_QPromise::reportFromMultipleThreads()
         QVERIFY(std::find(expected.begin(), expected.end(), actual) != expected.end());
         expected.removeOne(actual);
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void tst_QPromise::reportFromMultipleThreadsByMovedPromise()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<int> initialPromise;
     auto f = initialPromise.future();
     {
@@ -433,12 +436,13 @@ void tst_QPromise::reportFromMultipleThreadsByMovedPromise()
         QVERIFY(std::find(expected.begin(), expected.end(), actual) != expected.end());
         expected.removeOne(actual);
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void tst_QPromise::doNotCancelWhenFinished()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     const auto testFinishedPromise = [] (auto promise) {
         auto f = promise.future();
         promise.start();
@@ -457,13 +461,14 @@ void tst_QPromise::doNotCancelWhenFinished()
     RUN_TEST_FUNC(testFinishedPromise, QPromise<QString>());
     RUN_TEST_FUNC(testFinishedPromise, QPromise<CopyOnlyType>());
     RUN_TEST_FUNC(testFinishedPromise, QPromise<MoveOnlyType>());
-#endif
 }
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 void tst_QPromise::cancelWhenDestroyed()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<int> initialPromise;
     auto f = initialPromise.future();
 
@@ -491,13 +496,14 @@ void tst_QPromise::cancelWhenDestroyed()
         QVERIFY(std::find(expected.begin(), expected.end(), actual) != expected.end());
         expected.removeOne(actual);
     }
-#endif
 }
 #endif
 
 void tst_QPromise::cancelWhenReassigned()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<int> promise;
     auto f = promise.future();
     promise.start();
@@ -511,7 +517,6 @@ void tst_QPromise::cancelWhenReassigned()
 
     QCOMPARE(f.isFinished(), true);
     QCOMPARE(f.isCanceled(), true);
-#endif
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -630,7 +635,9 @@ void tst_QPromise::continuationsRunWhenFinished()
 
 void tst_QPromise::finishWhenSwapped()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<int> promise1;
     auto f1 = promise1.future();
     promise1.start();
@@ -665,13 +672,14 @@ void tst_QPromise::finishWhenSwapped()
 
     QCOMPARE(f2.resultAt(0), 1);
     QCOMPARE(f2.resultAt(1), 2);
-#endif
 }
 
 template <typename T>
 void testCancelWhenMoved()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<T> promise1;
     auto f1 = promise1.future();
     promise1.start();
@@ -697,7 +705,6 @@ void testCancelWhenMoved()
     // Future #2 is explicitly finished inside thread
     QCOMPARE(f2.isFinished(), true);
     QCOMPARE(f2.isCanceled(), false);
-#endif
 }
 
 void tst_QPromise::cancelWhenMoved()
@@ -739,7 +746,9 @@ void tst_QPromise::waitUntilResumed()
 
 void tst_QPromise::waitUntilCanceled()
 {
-#if QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(cxx11_future)
+    QSKIP("This test requires C++11 std threading enabled (and working) in the standard library.");
+#endif
     QPromise<int> promise;
     promise.start();
     auto f = promise.future();
@@ -760,7 +769,6 @@ void tst_QPromise::waitUntilCanceled()
     f.waitForFinished();
 
     QCOMPARE(f.resultCount(), 0);
-#endif
 }
 
 // Below is a quick and dirty hack to make snippets a part of a test suite