diff --git a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
index 8bacc141525..f4a38aec76c 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
@@ -668,7 +668,13 @@ function(qt_internal_add_test name)
         endif()
         qt_internal_android_test_runner_arguments("${name}" test_executable extra_test_args)
         list(APPEND extra_test_args "--timeout" "${android_timeout}")
-        if(QT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_DEPLOYMENT)
+
+        set(build_environment "")
+        if(DEFINED ENV{QT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT})
+            set(build_environment "$ENV{QT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT}")
+        endif()
+
+        if(QT_ENABLE_VERBOSE_DEPLOYMENT OR build_environment STREQUAL "ci")
             list(APPEND extra_test_args "--verbose")
         endif()
         set(test_working_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")