diff --git a/src/KDDockWidgets.cpp b/src/KDDockWidgets.cpp
index db307d5f..b7bed4a8 100644
--- a/src/KDDockWidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/KDDockWidgets.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include "qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef KDDW_FRONTEND_DUMMY
 #include "dummy/Platform_dummy.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -41,7 +43,9 @@ void KDDockWidgets::initFrontend(FrontendType type)
 #endif
         break;
     case FrontendType::Dummy:
+#ifdef KDDW_FRONTEND_DUMMY
         new Platform_dummy();
+#endif
         break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Platform.cpp b/src/Platform.cpp
index 2dcd595b..709cc20a 100644
--- a/src/Platform.cpp
+++ b/src/Platform.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 #include "qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef KDDW_FRONTEND_DUMMY
 #include "dummy/Platform_dummy.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "Config.h"
 
@@ -113,7 +115,9 @@ void Platform::tests_initPlatform(int &argc, char **argv, KDDockWidgets::Fronten
 #endif
         break;
     case FrontendType::Dummy:
+#ifdef KDDW_FRONTEND_DUMMY
         platform = new Platform_dummy(argc, argv);
+#endif
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0679728f..86aedc30 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ if(KDDW_FRONTEND_QTQUICK)
     set_compiler_flags(tst_qtquick)
 endif()
 
+if(KDDW_FRONTEND_DUMMY)
+    add_executable(tst_dummyplatform tst_dummyplatform.cpp ${TESTING_RESOURCES})
+    target_link_libraries(tst_dummyplatform kddockwidgets kdbindings)
+    set_compiler_flags(tst_dummyplatform)
+endif()
+
 add_executable(tst_multisplitter tst_multisplitter.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(tst_multisplitter kddockwidgets kdbindings Qt${Qt_VERSION_MAJOR}::Test)
 set_compiler_flags(tst_multisplitter)
@@ -66,9 +72,6 @@ target_link_libraries(tst_window kddockwidgets kdbindings)
 add_executable(tst_platform tst_platform.cpp ${TESTING_RESOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(tst_platform kddockwidgets kdbindings)
 
-add_executable(tst_dummyplatform tst_dummyplatform.cpp ${TESTING_RESOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(tst_dummyplatform kddockwidgets kdbindings)
-
 add_executable(tst_group controllers/tst_group.cpp ${TESTING_RESOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(tst_group kddockwidgets kdbindings)