diff --git a/tests/system/shared/project.py b/tests/system/shared/project.py
index d1e44102bcc..b39ef8060ee 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/project.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/project.py
@@ -248,11 +248,16 @@ def createProject_Qt_GUI(path, projectName, checks=True, addToVersionControl="<N
 # param path specifies where to create the project
 # param projectName is the name for the new project
 # param checks turns tests in the function on if set to True
-def createProject_Qt_Console(path, projectName, checks = True, buildSystem = None):
+def createProject_Qt_Console(path, projectName, checks = True, buildSystem = None, targets=[]):
     available = __createProjectOrFileSelectType__("  Application (Qt)", "Qt Console Application")
     __createProjectSetNameAndPath__(path, projectName, checks)
     buildSystem = __handleBuildSystem__(buildSystem)
     __createProjectHandleTranslationSelection__()
+    if targets:
+        available = set(targets).intersection(available)
+        if len(available) < len(targets):
+            test.warning("Could not use all desired targets.",
+                         "%s vs %s" % (str(available), str(targets)))
     __selectQtVersionDesktop__(buildSystem, checks, available)
 
     expectedFiles = []
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py b/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py
index 9c7235cddb2..aed9089fed9 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_debugger/tst_cli_output_console/test.py
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ def main():
     startQC()
     if not startedWithoutPluginError():
         return
-    createProject_Qt_Console(tempDir(), project)
+    targets = []
+    if platform.system() in ('Microsoft', 'Windows'):
+        # Qt5.10 has constructs that do not work on Win because of limitation to older C++
+        targets = [Targets.DESKTOP_5_14_1_DEFAULT, Targets.DESKTOP_6_2_4]
+    createProject_Qt_Console(tempDir(), project, targets=targets)
 
     mainEditor = waitForObject(":Qt Creator_CppEditor::Internal::CPPEditorWidget")
     replaceEditorContent(mainEditor, "")