diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildRepoHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildRepoHelpers.cmake
index fc8945d4c9c..bca25233365 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildRepoHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildRepoHelpers.cmake
@@ -756,6 +756,13 @@ macro(qt_build_tests)
     # Indicates that we are configuring tests now
     set(QT_INTERNAL_CONFIGURING_TESTS TRUE)
 
+    # Set this as a directory scoped variable, so we can easily check the variable in child
+    # directories, to prevent certain code from running, like sbom file checks for all targets
+    # created in tests subdir.
+    if(NOT QT_BUILD_TESTS_BY_DEFAULT)
+        set(QT_INTERNAL_TEST_TARGETS_EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE)
+    endif()
+
     # Tests are not unity-ready.
     set(CMAKE_UNITY_BUILD OFF)
 
diff --git a/cmake/QtPublicSbomFileHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPublicSbomFileHelpers.cmake
index 3a06a670b31..1b2abc91af0 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPublicSbomFileHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPublicSbomFileHelpers.cmake
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ function(_qt_internal_sbom_handle_target_binary_files target)
         return()
     endif()
 
-    get_target_property(excluded ${target} _qt_internal_excluded_from_default_target)
-    if(excluded)
+    get_target_property(excluded_via_property ${target} _qt_internal_excluded_from_default_target)
+    if(excluded_via_property OR QT_INTERNAL_TEST_TARGETS_EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
         message(DEBUG "Target ${target} has no binary files to reference in the SBOM "
             "because it was excluded from the default 'all' target.")
         return()