diff --git a/tests/auto/auto.pro b/tests/auto/auto.pro
index f2672c0d16d..248197cb27a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/auto.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/auto.pro
@@ -19,3 +19,19 @@ cross_compile:                              SUBDIRS -= tools
 !contains(QT_CONFIG, opengl):               SUBDIRS -= opengl
 !unix|embedded|!contains(QT_CONFIG, dbus):  SUBDIRS -= dbus
 !contains(QT_CONFIG, v8):                   SUBDIRS -= v8
+
+# disable 'make check' on Mac OS X for the following subdirs for the time being
+mac {
+    dbus.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    gui.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    integrationtests.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    network.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    opengl.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    sql.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    testlib.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    tools.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    v8.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    xml.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    other.CONFIG += no_check_target
+    widgets.CONFIG += no_check_target
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher/qfilesystemwatcher.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher/qfilesystemwatcher.pro
index 8ada44fdf75..e712a6ad5f5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher/qfilesystemwatcher.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher/qfilesystemwatcher.pro
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ CONFIG += testcase parallel_test
 TARGET = tst_qfilesystemwatcher
 QT = core testlib
 SOURCES = tst_qfilesystemwatcher.cpp
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-22744
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/qiodevice.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/qiodevice.pro
index fa5ee1492c7..2a90ca100be 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/qiodevice.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/qiodevice.pro
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ wince* {
     DEFINES += SRCDIR=\\\"$$PWD/\\\"
 }
 MOC_DIR=tmp
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-22766
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qsettings/qsettings.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qsettings/qsettings.pro
index 1772f4b65f2..ed3be0f23f0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qsettings/qsettings.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qsettings/qsettings.pro
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ SOURCES = tst_qsettings.cpp
 RESOURCES += qsettings.qrc
 
 win32-msvc*:LIBS += advapi32.lib
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-22745
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtextstream/test/test.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtextstream/test/test.pro
index cf53f448333..def79218f27 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtextstream/test/test.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtextstream/test/test.pro
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ wince* {
 } else {
     DEFINES += SRCDIR=\\\"$$PWD/../\\\"
 }
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-22767
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
index bf0700e43ee..90a5c245064 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ SUBDIRS=\
 
 # This test is only applicable on Windows
 !win32*:SUBDIRS -= qwineventnotifier
+
+mac: qabstractitemmodel.CONFIG = no_check_target # QTBUG-22748
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsocketnotifier/qsocketnotifier.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsocketnotifier/qsocketnotifier.pro
index 58e4b98af73..55f6934fc92 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsocketnotifier/qsocketnotifier.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsocketnotifier/qsocketnotifier.pro
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ SOURCES = tst_qsocketnotifier.cpp
 requires(contains(QT_CONFIG,private_tests))
 
 include(../../../network/socket/platformsocketengine/platformsocketengine.pri)
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-22746
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro
index 00932f9576d..bc0a4d43e13 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/qvariant.pro
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qvariant
 QT = widgets network testlib
 SOURCES = tst_qvariant.cpp
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-QTBUG-22747
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/tst/tst.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/tst/tst.pro
index 2d77e538d10..0de46be2c9c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/tst/tst.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/tst/tst.pro
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ wince* {
    addFiles.path = bin
    DEPLOYMENT += addFiles
 }
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-22765
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/test/test.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/test/test.pro
index 5c8f8c9097f..4649d78c039 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/test/test.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/test/test.pro
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ SOURCES = ../tst_qlocale.cpp
     addFiles.path = "\\Program Files\\tst_qlocale"
     DEPLOYMENT += addFiles
 }
+
+mac: CONFIG += insignificant_test # QTBUG-22769
diff --git a/tests/tests.pro b/tests/tests.pro
index ead5f80e896..0c933681eeb 100644
--- a/tests/tests.pro
+++ b/tests/tests.pro
@@ -4,6 +4,3 @@ SUBDIRS = auto
 # benchmarks in debug mode is rarely sensible
 # benchmarks are not sensible for code coverage (here with tool testcocoon)
 !testcocoon:contains(QT_CONFIG,release):SUBDIRS += benchmarks
-
-# disable 'make check' on Mac OS X for the time being
-mac: auto.CONFIG += no_check_target