diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 426a471a66b..f4f7b32bf3f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ add_subdirectory(qmetaobject)
 add_subdirectory(qmetaobjectbuilder)
 add_subdirectory(qmetamethod)
 add_subdirectory(qmetaproperty)
-# add_subdirectory(qmetatype) # special case
+add_subdirectory(qmetatype)
 add_subdirectory(qmetaenum)
 if(TARGET Qt::Gui)
     add_subdirectory(qmimedata)
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a0bbc189cf..8f72ce51f38 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qmetatype
         ../../../other/qvariant_common
     PUBLIC_LIBRARIES
         Qt::CorePrivate
+        Threads::Threads # special case
     TESTDATA ${test_data}
 )