diff --git a/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandClientMacros.cmake b/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandClientMacros.cmake
index c810325955e..f618f3ddcfd 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandClientMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandClientMacros.cmake
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function(qt6_generate_wayland_protocol_client_sources target)
 endfunction()
 
 if(NOT QT_NO_CREATE_VERSIONLESS_FUNCTIONS)
-    function(qt_generate_wayland_protocol_client_sources)
+    macro(qt_generate_wayland_protocol_client_sources)
         qt6_generate_wayland_protocol_client_sources(${ARGV})
-    endfunction()
+    endmacro()
 endif()
diff --git a/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandCompositorMacros.cmake b/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandCompositorMacros.cmake
index 92ad04696b4..6953be7de55 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandCompositorMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/tools/qtwaylandscanner/Qt6WaylandCompositorMacros.cmake
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function(qt6_generate_wayland_protocol_server_sources target)
 endfunction()
 
 if(NOT QT_NO_CREATE_VERSIONLESS_FUNCTIONS)
-    function(qt_generate_wayland_protocol_server_sources)
+    macro(qt_generate_wayland_protocol_server_sources)
         qt6_generate_wayland_protocol_server_sources(${ARGV})
-    endfunction()
+    endmacro()
 endif()