diff --git a/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake b/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
index 5bb4714cb02..e561701deff 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
@@ -203,11 +203,28 @@ qt_internal_write_qt_package_version_file(
     "${__GlobalConfig_build_dir}/${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}ConfigVersion.cmake"
 )
 
+# Compute the reverse relative path from QtConfig.cmake to the install prefix
+# this is used in QtInstallPaths to make the install paths relocatable
+if(QT_WILL_INSTALL)
+    get_filename_component(_clean_prefix
+        "${QT_BUILD_INTERNALS_RELOCATABLE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QT_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}" ABSOLUTE)
+else()
+    get_filename_component(_clean_prefix "${QT_CONFIG_BUILD_DIR}" ABSOLUTE)
+endif()
+file(RELATIVE_PATH QT_INVERSE_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR
+    "${_clean_prefix}" "${QT_BUILD_INTERNALS_RELOCATABLE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+configure_file(
+    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/QtInstallPaths.cmake.in"
+    "${__GlobalConfig_build_dir}/QtInstallPaths.cmake"
+    @ONLY
+)
+
 qt_install(FILES
     "${__GlobalConfig_build_dir}/${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}Config.cmake"
     "${__GlobalConfig_build_dir}/${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}ConfigExtras.cmake"
     "${__GlobalConfig_build_dir}/${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}ConfigVersion.cmake"
     "${__GlobalConfig_build_dir}/${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}ConfigVersionImpl.cmake"
+    "${__GlobalConfig_build_dir}/QtInstallPaths.cmake"
     DESTINATION "${__GlobalConfig_install_dir}"
     COMPONENT Devel
 )
diff --git a/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in
index 59c7b452349..ace34c515c6 100644
--- a/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION @min_new_policy_version@...@max_new_policy_versio
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@ConfigExtras.cmake")
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtPublicCMakeVersionHelpers.cmake")
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtPublicCMakeHelpers.cmake")
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtInstallPaths.cmake")
+
 __qt_internal_require_suitable_cmake_version_for_using_qt()
 
 get_filename_component(_qt_cmake_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.." ABSOLUTE)
diff --git a/src/corelib/QtInstallPaths.cmake.in b/cmake/QtInstallPaths.cmake.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/corelib/QtInstallPaths.cmake.in
rename to cmake/QtInstallPaths.cmake.in
diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 43576b4aa40..98bca333dbe 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@
 qt_find_package(WrapPCRE2 PROVIDED_TARGETS WrapPCRE2::WrapPCRE2)
 qt_find_package(WrapZLIB PROVIDED_TARGETS WrapZLIB::WrapZLIB)
 
-
-# compute the reverse relative path from QtCoreConfigExtras to the install prefix
-# this is used in QtCoreConfigExtras to make its install paths relocatable
-if(QT_WILL_INSTALL)
-    get_filename_component(_clean_prefix
-        "${QT_BUILD_INTERNALS_RELOCATABLE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QT_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}" ABSOLUTE)
-else()
-    get_filename_component(_clean_prefix "${QT_CONFIG_BUILD_DIR}" ABSOLUTE)
-endif()
-file(RELATIVE_PATH QT_INVERSE_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR
-    "${_clean_prefix}" "${QT_BUILD_INTERNALS_RELOCATABLE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
-
 if(ANDROID)
     set(corelib_extra_cmake_files
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}AndroidMacros.cmake")
@@ -25,10 +13,6 @@ if(WASM)
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}WasmMacros.cmake")
 endif()
 
-qt_path_join(config_build_dir ${QT_CONFIG_BUILD_DIR} "${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}Core")
-configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/QtInstallPaths.cmake.in"
-    "${config_build_dir}/QtInstallPaths.cmake" @ONLY)
-
 #####################################################################
 ## Core Module:
 #####################################################################
@@ -356,7 +340,6 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Core
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Qt6CoreConfigureFileTemplate.in"
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Qt6CoreResourceInit.in.cpp"
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Qt6CoreDeploySupport.cmake"
-        "${config_build_dir}/QtInstallPaths.cmake"
         ${corelib_extra_cmake_files}
     POLICIES
         QTP0002
diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
index a9906d24ab9..6218df19476 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ function(_qt_internal_get_android_abi_toolchain_path out_path abi)
 endfunction()
 
 function(_qt_internal_get_android_abi_subdir_path out_path subdir abi)
-    set(install_paths_path "${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}Core/QtInstallPaths.cmake")
+    set(install_paths_path "${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}/QtInstallPaths.cmake")
     _qt_internal_get_android_abi_cmake_dir_path(cmake_dir ${abi})
     include("${cmake_dir}/${install_paths_path}")
     set(${out_path} "${${subdir}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreConfigExtras.cmake.in b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreConfigExtras.cmake.in
index 1811ebef0c0..7fd929e59b6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreConfigExtras.cmake.in
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreConfigExtras.cmake.in
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ endif()
 list(APPEND CMAKE_AUTOMOC_MACRO_NAMES Q_GADGET_EXPORT Q_ENUM_NS)
 list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CMAKE_AUTOMOC_MACRO_NAMES)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtInstallPaths.cmake")
-
 set(QT@PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@_IS_SHARED_LIBS_BUILD "@BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@")
 set(QT@PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@_DEBUG_POSTFIX "@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@")