diff --git a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
index e08ba7c8e62..81a2c7b9ba0 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTestHelpers.cmake
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ function(qt_internal_setup_docker_test_fixture name)
     if (NOT CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
       return()
     endif()
+    if (QT_SKIP_DOCKER_COMPOSE)
+      return()
+    endif()
 
     set(QT_TEST_SERVER_LIST ${ARGN})
     set(DNSDOMAIN test-net.qt.local)