diff --git a/tests/auto/grpcgen/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/grpcgen/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e64abb2..5c5e4f9a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/grpcgen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/grpcgen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qtgrpcgen
         BINARY_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
 )
 
+qt_internal_extend_target(tst_qtgrpcgen
+    CONDITION
+        CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING
+    DEFINES
+        CROSSCOMPILING
+)
+
 qt_add_protobuf(tst_qtgrpcgen_protobuf_common
     OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${cmake_generated_dir}/protobuf_common"
diff --git a/tests/auto/grpcgen/tst_qtgrpcgen.cpp b/tests/auto/grpcgen/tst_qtgrpcgen.cpp
index ef1d24a8..1f279ed6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/grpcgen/tst_qtgrpcgen.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/grpcgen/tst_qtgrpcgen.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@
 
 #include <QtProtobuf/qtprotobuftypes.h>
 
-#include <QtCore/qprocess.h>
+#if !QT_CONFIG(process) || defined(CROSSCOMPILING)
+#  define SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
+#  include <QtCore/qprocess.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <QtCore/qstring.h>
 
 #include "protocplugintestcommon.h"
@@ -14,7 +21,7 @@ using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 using namespace ProtocPluginTest;
 
 namespace {
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
 #  ifndef PROTOC_EXECUTABLE
 #    error PROTOC_EXECUTABLE definition must be set and point to the valid protoc executable
 #  endif
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void cmakeGenerated_data();
     void cmakeGenerated();
 
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
     //! Test command-line call of qtgrpcgen
     void cmdLineGenerated_data();
     void cmdLineGenerated();
@@ -101,7 +108,7 @@ void qtgrpcgenTest::cmakeGenerated()
                     cmakeGeneratedPath() + '/'_L1 + testName + '/'_L1 + filePath);
 }
 
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
 void qtgrpcgenTest::cmdLineGenerated_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("directory");
diff --git a/tests/auto/protobufgen/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/protobufgen/CMakeLists.txt
index ccfd8537..cc7e8ab6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/protobufgen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/protobufgen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qtprotobufgen
         CMAKE_GENERATED_DIR="${cmake_generated_dir}"
         BINARY_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
 )
+
+qt_internal_extend_target(tst_qtprotobufgen
+    CONDITION
+        CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING
+    DEFINES
+        CROSSCOMPILING
+)
+
 qt_autogen_tools_initial_setup(tst_qtprotobufgen)
 
 set(cmake_generator_tests "")
diff --git a/tests/auto/protobufgen/tst_qtprotobufgen.cpp b/tests/auto/protobufgen/tst_qtprotobufgen.cpp
index 6fce564e..fbbcf79d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/protobufgen/tst_qtprotobufgen.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/protobufgen/tst_qtprotobufgen.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 #include <QtProtobuf/qtprotobuftypes.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/qdir.h>
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+
+#if !QT_CONFIG(process) || defined(CROSSCOMPILING)
+#  define SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
 #  include <QtCore/qprocess.h>
 #endif
 #include <QtCore/qstring.h>
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 using namespace ProtocPluginTest;
 
 namespace {
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
 #  ifndef PROTOC_EXECUTABLE
 #    error PROTOC_EXECUTABLE definition must be set and point to the valid protoc executable
 #  endif
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ constexpr QLatin1StringView allow_proto3_optional;
 
 constexpr QLatin1StringView CmdLineGeneratedDir("cmd_line_generated");
 
-#endif // QT_CONFIG(process)
+#endif // !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
 
 #  ifndef BINARY_DIR
 #    error BINARY_DIR definition must be set
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void cmakeGenerated_data();
     void cmakeGenerated();
 
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
     //! Test command-line call of qtprotobufgen
     void cmdLineGenerated_data();
     void cmdLineGenerated();
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ void qtprotobufgenTest::initTestCase()
 {
     initPaths(BinaryDir, CMakeGeneratedDir, CmdLineGeneratedDir);
     QVERIFY(!cmakeGeneratedPath().isEmpty());
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
     QVERIFY(!cmdLineGeneratedPath().isEmpty());
 #endif
     QVERIFY(protocolCompilerAvailableToRun(ProtocPath));
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ void qtprotobufgenTest::cmakeGenerated()
                     cmakeGeneratedPath() + '/'_L1 + testName + '/'_L1 + filePath);
 }
 
-#if QT_CONFIG(process)
+#if !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
 void qtprotobufgenTest::cmdLineGenerated_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("directory");
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ void qtprotobufgenTest::cmdLineMutableGetterConflicts()
     QVERIFY2(process.exitCode() == 1, msgProcessFailed(process).constData());
 }
 
-#endif // QT_CONFIG(process)
+#endif // !defined(SKIP_COMMAND_LINE_TESTS)
 
 void qtprotobufgenTest::cleanupTestCase()
 {