diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/copier/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/copier/CMakeLists.txt
index 30990c13879..4595093b3b7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/copier/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/copier/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 ## copier Binary:
 #####################################################################
 
+# special case begin
+set(win32_args)
+if (WIN32)
+    set(win32_args OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+endif()
+# special case end
+
 add_qt_executable(copier
+    ${win32_args} # special case
     SOURCES
         main.cpp
     PUBLIC_LIBRARIES
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/paster/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/paster/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c90c1530f5..b9f118929c3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/paster/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qclipboard/paster/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 ## paster Binary:
 #####################################################################
 
+# special case begin
+set(win32_args)
+if (WIN32)
+    set(win32_args OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+endif()
+# special case end
+
 add_qt_executable(paster
+    ${win32_args} # special case
     SOURCES
         main.cpp
     PUBLIC_LIBRARIES