diff --git a/bin/qt-cmake-standalone-test.in b/bin/qt-cmake-standalone-test.in
index fce287ac946..91413b21ebb 100755
--- a/bin/qt-cmake-standalone-test.in
+++ b/bin/qt-cmake-standalone-test.in
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+@__qt_cmake_standalone_test_os_prelude@
+
 @__qt_cmake_private_path@ @__qt_cmake_standalone_test_path@ -DQT_STANDALONE_TEST_PATH=@__qt_cmake_standalone_passed_args@
diff --git a/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake b/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
index 355a24eaed7..ec171641533 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
@@ -239,9 +239,11 @@ if(QT_WILL_INSTALL)
                  "${__qt_cmake_standalone_test_path}")
 endif()
 if(UNIX)
+    set(__qt_cmake_standalone_test_os_prelude "#!/bin/sh")
     string(PREPEND __qt_cmake_private_path "exec ")
     set(__qt_cmake_standalone_passed_args "\"$@\" -DPWD=\"$PWD\"")
 else()
+    set(__qt_cmake_standalone_test_os_prelude "@echo off")
     string(APPEND __qt_cmake_standalone_test_bin_name ".bat")
     string(APPEND __qt_cmake_private_path ".bat")
     set(__qt_cmake_standalone_passed_args "%* -DPWD=\"%CD%\"")