diff --git a/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/CMakeLists.txt
index b3ad79cba90..645c65671a0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Generated from qtcpsocket.pro.
 
+if(NOT QT_FEATURE_private_tests)
+    return()
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(test)
-
 if(NOT VXWORKS)
     add_subdirectory(stressTest)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 57fafe7a04b..2acb8b5948e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/network/socket/qtcpsocket/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #####################################################################
 
 add_qt_test(tst_qtcpsocket
+    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../" # special case
     SOURCES
         ../tst_qtcpsocket.cpp
     PUBLIC_LIBRARIES