diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 4abddd700f0..511e4f39dbc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ add_subdirectory(qmetaproperty)
 # add_subdirectory(qmetatype)
 add_subdirectory(qmetaenum)
 if(NOT ((NOT TARGET Qt::Gui)))
-    # add_subdirectory(qmimedata)
+    add_subdirectory(qmimedata)
 endif()
 if(NOT ((ANDROID OR APPLE_UIKIT) OR (NOT TARGET Qt::Network)))
     # add_subdirectory(qobject)
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmimedata/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmimedata/CMakeLists.txt
index dd1e049209b..7b373d6e6a4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmimedata/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmimedata/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 add_qt_test(tst_qmimedata
     SOURCES
         tst_qmimedata.cpp
+    PUBLIC_LIBRARIES
+        Qt::Gui
 )
 
 #### Keys ignored in scope 1:.:.:qmimedata.pro:<TRUE>:
diff --git a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
index 8dab147d54c..80c975cec19 100755
--- a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
@@ -378,10 +378,12 @@ class Scope(object):
                     'QT_SOURCE_TREE': [SetOperation(['${QT_SOURCE_TREE}'])],
                     'QT_BUILD_TREE': [SetOperation(['${PROJECT_BUILD_DIR}'])],
                  }) -> None:
+        self._operations = copy.deepcopy(operations)
         if parent_scope:
             parent_scope._add_child(self)
         else:
             self._parent = None  # type: typing.Optional[Scope]
+            self._operations['QT'] = [SetOperation(['core', 'gui'])]
 
         self._basedir = base_dir
         if file:
@@ -398,7 +400,6 @@ class Scope(object):
         self._condition = map_condition(condition)
         self._children = []  # type: typing.List[Scope]
         self._included_children = []  # type: typing.List[Scope]
-        self._operations = copy.deepcopy(operations)
         self._visited_keys = set()  # type: typing.Set[str]
         self._total_condition = None  # type: typing.Optional[str]