diff --git a/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
index 3076a314c96..85767fadbeb 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
@@ -99,10 +99,15 @@ endfunction()
 function(qt_get_direct_module_dependencies target out_var)
     cmake_parse_arguments(arg "PRIVATE" "" "" ${ARGN})
     set(dependencies "")
+    get_target_property(target_type ${target} TYPE)
     if(arg_PRIVATE)
-        get_target_property(libs ${target} LINK_LIBRARIES)
+        if(target_type STREQUAL "INTERFACE_LIBRARY")
+            set(libs)
+        else()
+            get_target_property(libs ${target} LINK_LIBRARIES)
+            list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES libs)
+        endif()
         get_target_property(public_libs ${target} INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
-        list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES libs)
         list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES public_libs)
 
         # Remove all Qt::Foo and Qt6::Foo from libs that also appear in public_libs.
@@ -124,7 +129,6 @@ function(qt_get_direct_module_dependencies target out_var)
     if(NOT libs)
         set(libs "")
     endif()
-    get_target_property(target_type ${target} TYPE)
     while(libs)
         list(POP_FRONT libs lib)
         string(GENEX_STRIP "${lib}" lib)