diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt
index 564ed610c82..368567c708a 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(qt_single_test VERSION 6.0.0 LANGUAGES C CXX ASM)
 
-find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS BuildInternals)
+find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS BuildInternals Core)
 
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Main.cmake)
 
diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/Main.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/Main.cmake
index 3f8f8c39802..2ea0beb1138 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/Main.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtStandaloneTestTemplateProject/Main.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ foreach(file ${config_files})
     include("${file}")
 endforeach()
 
+# Set language standards after finding Core, because that's when the relevant
+# feature variables are available.
+qt_set_language_standards()
+
 # Just before adding the test, change the local (non-cache) install prefix to something other than
 # the Qt install prefix, so that tests don't try to install and pollute the Qt install prefix.
 # Needs to be called after qt_get_standalone_tests_confg_files_path().