diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/CMakeLists.txt
index 7372cda14a7..fe8fe8418c1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/process/processtestapp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ add_qtc_executable(processtestapp
           "PROCESS_TESTAPP=\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\""
   DEPENDS Utils app_version
   SOURCES main.cpp processtestapp.h processtestapp.cpp
+  PROPERTIES
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
   SKIP_INSTALL
   INTERNAL_ONLY
 )
-
-set_target_properties(processtestapp PROPERTIES
-  LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-  ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-  RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-)