diff --git a/src/wayland/autotests/client/CMakeLists.txt b/src/wayland/autotests/client/CMakeLists.txt
index b00e9facb7..5e6d8541a7 100644
--- a/src/wayland/autotests/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/wayland/autotests/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ecm_mark_as_test(testWaylandRegistry)
 # Test WaylandFullscreenShell
 ########################################################
 if(Wayland_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "1.4.0")
+  find_program(WESTON_EXECUTABLE weston DOC "Path to the weston executable.")
+  if(WESTON_EXECUTABLE)
     set( testWaylandFullscreenShell_SRCS
             test_wayland_fullscreen_shell.cpp
         )
@@ -31,6 +33,9 @@ if(Wayland_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "1.4.0")
     target_link_libraries( testWaylandFullscreenShell Qt5::Test KF5::WaylandClient Wayland::Client)
     add_test(NAME kwayland-testWaylandFullscreenShell COMMAND testWaylandFullscreenShell)
     ecm_mark_as_test(testWaylandFullscreenShell)
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "The weston executable was not found. Some autotests will not be executed.")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 ########################################################