diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 45fbb89678d..63d85b1de3b 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::check(const FileSettings &fs)
     if (mSettings.clang) {
         temp.mSettings.includePaths.insert(temp.mSettings.includePaths.end(), fs.systemIncludePaths.cbegin(), fs.systemIncludePaths.cend());
         // TODO: propagate back suppressions
+        // TODO: propagate back mFileInfo
         const unsigned int returnValue = temp.check(fs.file);
         if (mUnusedFunctionsCheck)
             mUnusedFunctionsCheck->updateFunctionData(*temp.mUnusedFunctionsCheck);
@@ -590,6 +591,11 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::check(const FileSettings &fs)
     mSettings.supprs.nomsg.addSuppressions(temp.mSettings.supprs.nomsg.getSuppressions());
     if (mUnusedFunctionsCheck)
         mUnusedFunctionsCheck->updateFunctionData(*temp.mUnusedFunctionsCheck);
+    while (!temp.mFileInfo.empty()) {
+        mFileInfo.push_back(temp.mFileInfo.back());
+        temp.mFileInfo.pop_back();
+    }
+    // TODO: propagate back more data?
     return returnValue;
 }
 
@@ -1764,11 +1770,14 @@ bool CppCheck::analyseWholeProgram()
     CTU::maxCtuDepth = mSettings.maxCtuDepth;
     // Analyse the tokens
     CTU::FileInfo ctu;
-    for (const Check::FileInfo *fi : mFileInfo) {
-        const auto *fi2 = dynamic_cast<const CTU::FileInfo *>(fi);
-        if (fi2) {
-            ctu.functionCalls.insert(ctu.functionCalls.end(), fi2->functionCalls.cbegin(), fi2->functionCalls.cend());
-            ctu.nestedCalls.insert(ctu.nestedCalls.end(), fi2->nestedCalls.cbegin(), fi2->nestedCalls.cend());
+    if (mSettings.useSingleJob() || !mSettings.buildDir.empty())
+    {
+        for (const Check::FileInfo *fi : mFileInfo) {
+            const auto *fi2 = dynamic_cast<const CTU::FileInfo *>(fi);
+            if (fi2) {
+                ctu.functionCalls.insert(ctu.functionCalls.end(), fi2->functionCalls.cbegin(), fi2->functionCalls.cend());
+                ctu.nestedCalls.insert(ctu.nestedCalls.end(), fi2->nestedCalls.cbegin(), fi2->nestedCalls.cend());
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index c0b6c3d5588..843e590f2ac 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ Other:
 - Add support for 'CLICOLOR_FORCE'/'NO_COLOR' environment variables to force/disable ANSI color output for diagnostics.
 - Added command-line option `--cpp-header-probe` (and `--no-cpp-header-probe`) to probe headers and extension-less files for Emacs marker (see https://trac.cppcheck.net/ticket/10692 for more details)
 - Add "remark comments" that can be used to generate reports with justifications for warnings
+- The whole program analysis is now being executed when "--project" is being used.
diff --git a/test/cli/whole-program_test.py b/test/cli/whole-program_test.py
index a6565cae4d0..bea81a73921 100644
--- a/test/cli/whole-program_test.py
+++ b/test/cli/whole-program_test.py
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ def test_suppress_inline_j():
     __test_suppress_inline(['-j2'])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=True)
-def test_suppress_inline_project(tmpdir):
+def __test_suppress_inline_project(tmpdir, extra_args):
     compile_db = __create_compile_commands(tmpdir, [
         os.path.join(__script_dir, 'whole-program', 'odr1.cpp'),
         os.path.join(__script_dir, 'whole-program', 'odr2.cpp')
@@ -136,6 +135,8 @@ def test_suppress_inline_project(tmpdir):
         '--project={}'.format(compile_db)
     ]
 
+    args += extra_args
+
     ret, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(args, cwd=__script_dir)
     lines = stderr.splitlines()
     assert lines == []
@@ -143,6 +144,15 @@ def test_suppress_inline_project(tmpdir):
     assert ret == 0, stdout
 
 
+def test_suppress_inline_project(tmpdir):
+    __test_suppress_inline_project(tmpdir, ['-j1'])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=True)
+def test_suppress_inline_project_j(tmpdir):
+    __test_suppress_inline_project(tmpdir, ['-j2'])
+
+
 def __test_checkclass(extra_args):
     args = [
         '-q',
@@ -174,8 +184,7 @@ def test_checkclass_j():
     __test_checkclass(['-j2'])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=True)
-def test_checkclass_project(tmpdir):
+def __test_checkclass_project(tmpdir, extra_args):
     odr_file_1 = os.path.join(__script_dir, 'whole-program', 'odr1.cpp')
 
     compile_db = __create_compile_commands(tmpdir, [
@@ -192,10 +201,21 @@ def test_checkclass_project(tmpdir):
         '--project={}'.format(compile_db)
     ]
 
+    args += extra_args
+
     ret, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(args, cwd=__script_dir)
     lines = stderr.splitlines()
     assert lines == [
         "{}:6:1: error: The one definition rule is violated, different classes/structs have the same name 'C' [ctuOneDefinitionRuleViolation]".format(odr_file_1)
     ]
     assert stdout == ''
-    assert ret == 1, stdout
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert ret == 1, stdout
+
+
+def test_checkclass_project(tmpdir):
+    __test_checkclass_project(tmpdir, ['-j1'])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=True)
+def test_checkclass_project_j(tmpdir):
+    __test_checkclass_project(tmpdir, ['-j2'])
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