diff --git a/tests/auto/auto.pro b/tests/auto/auto.pro
index b325b84..4411b14 100644
--- a/tests/auto/auto.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/auto.pro
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ SUBDIRS += \
            qcategoryaxis \
            qbarcategoryaxis \
            domain \
-           chartdataset \
-           qml
+           chartdataset 
+
+contains(QT_VERSION, ^4\\.[0-7]\\.[0-3]\\s*$) | contains(QT_VERSION, ^4\\.[0-6]\\..*) {
+    warning("QtCommercial.Charts QML API requires at least Qt 4.7.4. You are using $${QT_VERSION} so the QML API is disabled.")
+} else {
+
+    SUBDIRS += qml
+}
 
 !linux-arm*: {
 SUBDIRS += \