diff --git a/kde-modules/KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings.cmake b/kde-modules/KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings.cmake
--- a/kde-modules/KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings.cmake
+++ b/kde-modules/KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings.cmake
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@
                 -DQT_NO_SIGNALS_SLOTS_KEYWORDS
                 -DQT_USE_QSTRINGBUILDER
                 -DQT_NO_NARROWING_CONVERSIONS_IN_CONNECT
-                -DQT_STRICT_ITERATORS
                )
 
+if (NOT WIN32)
+    # Strict iterators can't be used on Windows, they lead to a link error
+    # when application code iterates over a QVector<QPoint> for instance, unless
+    # Qt itself was also built with strict iterators.
+    # See example at https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/AUTOSUITE-946
+    add_definitions(-DQT_STRICT_ITERATORS)
+endif()
+
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pedantic")
 endif()
diff --git a/modules/ECMAddTests.cmake b/modules/ECMAddTests.cmake
--- a/modules/ECMAddTests.cmake
+++ b/modules/ECMAddTests.cmake
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
     endif()
     set(_plugin_path $ENV{QT_PLUGIN_PATH})
     set_property(TEST ${_testname} PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT QT_PLUGIN_PATH=${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}${PATHSEP}${_plugin_path})
+    message(STATUS "set QT_PLUGIN_PATH for ${_testname} to ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}${PATHSEP}${_plugin_path}")
   endif()
   if (ARG_TARGET_NAME_VAR)
     set(${ARG_TARGET_NAME_VAR} "${_targetname}" PARENT_SCOPE)