diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index ae584706f..ad0dfd982 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "bitcoin-config.h"
 #include "paymentservertests.h"
 #include "uritests.h"
 
@@ -5,6 +6,14 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTest>
 
+#if defined(QT_STATICPLUGIN) && QT_VERSION < 0x050000
+#include <QtPlugin>
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qcncodecs)
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qjpcodecs)
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qtwcodecs)
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qkrcodecs)
+#endif
+
 // This is all you need to run all the tests
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {