diff --git a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
index bab6406a874..fb349078f88 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@ function(qt_internal_add_test_helper name)
 
     set(extra_args_to_pass)
     if(NOT arg_OVERRIDE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
-        if(QT_BUILD_TESTS_BATCHED)
-            _qt_internal_test_batch_target_name(test_batch_target_name)
+        _qt_internal_test_batch_target_name(test_batch_target_name)
+        if(QT_BUILD_TESTS_BATCHED AND TARGET ${test_batch_target_name})
             get_target_property(
                 test_batch_output_dir ${test_batch_target_name} RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
             set(extra_args_to_pass OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${test_batch_output_dir}")