diff --git a/tests/auto/network-helpers.h b/tests/auto/network-helpers.h
index cb6bd2a45fd..99125a88443 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network-helpers.h
+++ b/tests/auto/network-helpers.h
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only
 
+#include <QtNetwork/qtnetworkglobal.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/qsystemdetection.h>
 
+#if QT_CONFIG(ssl)
+#include <QtNetwork/qsslsocket.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace QtNetworkTestHelpers
 {
 
 bool isSecureTransportBlockingTest()
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
+#if QT_CONFIG(ssl)
+    if (QSslSocket::activeBackend() == QLatin1String("securetransport")) {
 #if QT_MACOS_IOS_PLATFORM_SDK_EQUAL_OR_ABOVE(150000, 180000)
-    // Starting from macOS 15 our temporary keychain is ignored.
-    // We have to use kSecImportToMemoryOnly/kCFBooleanTrue key/value
-    // instead. This way we don't have to use QT_SSL_USE_TEMPORARY_KEYCHAIN anymore.
-    return false;
+        // Starting from macOS 15 our temporary keychain is ignored.
+        // We have to use kSecImportToMemoryOnly/kCFBooleanTrue key/value
+        // instead. This way we don't have to use QT_SSL_USE_TEMPORARY_KEYCHAIN anymore.
+        return false;
 #else
-    if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() >= QOperatingSystemVersion::MacOSSequoia) {
-        // We were built with SDK below 15, but a file-based keychains are not working anymore on macOS 15...
-        return true;
+        if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() >= QOperatingSystemVersion::MacOSSequoia) {
+            // We were built with SDK below 15, and running on/above 15, but file-based
+            // keychains are not working anymore on macOS 15, blocking the test execution.
+            return true;
+        }
+#endif // Platform SDK.
     }
-#endif
+#endif // QT_CONFIG(ssl)
 #endif // Q_OS_MACOS
     return false;
 }