diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/debugger/CMakeLists.txt
index 71f48e399c1..d5270e6b6ec 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ add_qtc_test(tst_debugger_disassembler
 
 option(WITH_DEBUGGER_DUMPERS "Include tests for debugger pretty printers" ON)
 if (WITH_DEBUGGER_DUMPERS)
+  get_target_property(qmake_binary Qt5::qmake IMPORTED_LOCATION)
+
   add_qtc_test(tst_debugger_dumpers
     TIMEOUT 0
     DEPENDS Qt5::Network Utils
-    DEFINES DUMPERDIR="${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/share/qtcreator/debugger"
+    DEFINES
+      DUMPERDIR="${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/share/qtcreator/debugger"
+      DEFAULT_QMAKE_BINARY="${qmake_binary}"
     INCLUDES
       "${DEBUGGERDIR}"
     SOURCES
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro b/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro
index 5ceb286b811..e5ca224b289 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ HEADERS += \
 
 !isEmpty(vcproj) {
     DEFINES += DUMPERDIR=\"$$DUMPERDIR\"
+    DEFINES += DEFAULT_QMAKE_BINARY=\"qmake\"
 } else {
     DEFINES += DUMPERDIR=\\\"$$DUMPERDIR\\\"
+    DEFINES += DEFAULT_QMAKE_BINARY=\\\"qmake\\\"
 }
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$DEBUGGERDIR
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.qbs b/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.qbs
index 7138b314c12..f524debc2ab 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.qbs
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.qbs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ QtcAutotest {
     cpp.defines: base.concat([
         'CDBEXT_PATH="' + project.buildDirectory + '\\\\lib"',
         'DUMPERDIR="' + path + '/../../../share/qtcreator/debugger"',
+        'DEFAULT_QMAKE_BINARY="qmake"'
     ])
     cpp.includePaths: base.concat([project.debuggerDir])
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
index 861ffcc9dda..03364369267 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ void tst_Dumpers::initTestCase()
 
     m_qmakeBinary = QDir::fromNativeSeparators(QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("QTC_QMAKE_PATH_FOR_TEST")));
     if (m_qmakeBinary.isEmpty())
-        m_qmakeBinary = "qmake";
+        m_qmakeBinary = DEFAULT_QMAKE_BINARY;
     if (qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("QTC_USE_CMAKE_FOR_TEST"))
         m_buildSystem = BuildSystem::CMake;