4 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/auto/api/api.pro b/tests/auto/api/api.pro
index 672947144..0adfa22db 100644
--- a/tests/auto/api/api.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/api/api.pro
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ TARGET = tst_api
 HEADERS = tst_api.h
 SOURCES = tst_api.cpp
 
+qbs_enable_project_file_updates:DEFINES += QBS_ENABLE_PROJECT_FILE_UPDATES
+
 include(../auto.pri)
diff --git a/tests/auto/api/api.qbs b/tests/auto/api/api.qbs
index 9d0e2c0b4..df42afc89 100644
--- a/tests/auto/api/api.qbs
+++ b/tests/auto/api/api.qbs
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ import "../autotest.qbs" as AutoTest
 AutoTest {
     testName: "api"
     files: ["tst_api.h", "tst_api.cpp"]
-    cpp.defines: base.concat(['SRCDIR="' + path + '"'])
+    cpp.defines: base
+        .concat(['SRCDIR="' + path + '"'])
+        .concat(project.enableProjectFileUpdates ? ["QBS_ENABLE_PROJECT_FILE_UPDATES"] : [])
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/api/tst_api.cpp b/tests/auto/api/tst_api.cpp
index ef3cf9801..b981ce6f2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/api/tst_api.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/api/tst_api.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ qbs::GroupData findGroup(const qbs::ProductData &product, const QString &name)
     return qbs::GroupData();
 }
 
+#ifdef QBS_ENABLE_PROJECT_FILE_UPDATES
 void TestApi::changeContent()
 {
     qbs::SetupProjectParameters setupParams = defaultSetupParameters();
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ void TestApi::changeContent()
     }
     QVERIFY(job->project().projectData() == projectData);
 }
+#endif // QBS_ENABLE_PROJECT_FILE_UPDATES
 
 static qbs::ErrorInfo forceRuleEvaluation(const qbs::Project project)
 {
diff --git a/tests/auto/api/tst_api.h b/tests/auto/api/tst_api.h
index 756eb1ed3..473b20c80 100644
--- a/tests/auto/api/tst_api.h
+++ b/tests/auto/api/tst_api.h
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ private slots:
 
     void buildGraphLocking();
     void buildSingleFile();
+#ifdef QBS_ENABLE_PROJECT_FILE_UPDATES
     void changeContent();
+#endif
     void disabledInstallGroup();
     void fileTagsFilterOverride();
     void infiniteLoopBuilding();