diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreDeploySupport.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreDeploySupport.cmake
index cc616264914..915f94b0e00 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreDeploySupport.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreDeploySupport.cmake
@@ -443,8 +443,13 @@ function(qt6_deploy_runtime_dependencies)
 
         # Specify path to target Qt's qtpaths .exe or .bat file, so windeployqt deploys the correct
         # libraries when cross-compiling from x86_64 to arm64 windows.
-        if(__QT_DEPLOY_TARGET_QT_PATHS_PATH)
+        if(__QT_DEPLOY_TARGET_QT_PATHS_PATH AND EXISTS "${__QT_DEPLOY_TARGET_QT_PATHS_PATH}")
             list(APPEND tool_options --qtpaths "${__QT_DEPLOY_TARGET_QT_PATHS_PATH}")
+        else()
+            message(WARNING
+                "No qtpaths executable found for target Qt "
+                "at: ${__QT_DEPLOY_TARGET_QT_PATHS_PATH}. "
+                "Libraries may not be deployed correctly.")
         endif()
 
         list(APPEND tool_options ${arg_DEPLOY_TOOL_OPTIONS})
diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake
index 8a0d07feac7..3509c42128b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake
@@ -2983,7 +2983,30 @@ function(_qt_internal_setup_deploy_support)
     else()
         set(qt_paths_ext "")
     endif()
-    set(target_qtpaths_path "${QT6_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QT6_INSTALL_BINS}/qtpaths${qt_paths_ext}")
+
+
+
+    set(target_qtpaths_path "")
+    set(qtpaths_prefix "${QT6_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QT6_INSTALL_BINS}")
+    get_property(qt_major_version TARGET "${target}" PROPERTY INTERFACE_QT_MAJOR_VERSION)
+    if(qt_major_version)
+        set(target_qtpaths_with_major_version_path
+            "${qtpaths_prefix}/qtpaths${qt_major_version}${qt_paths_ext}")
+        if(EXISTS "${target_qtpaths_with_major_version_path}")
+            set(target_qtpaths_path "${target_qtpaths_with_major_version_path}")
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT target_qtpaths_path)
+        set(target_qtpaths_path_without_version "${qtpaths_prefix}/qtpaths${qt_paths_ext}")
+        if(EXISTS "${target_qtpaths_path_without_version}")
+            set(target_qtpaths_path "${target_qtpaths_path_without_version}")
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT target_qtpaths_path)
+        message(DEBUG "No qtpaths executable found for deployment purposes.")
+    endif()
 
     file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${QT_DEPLOY_SUPPORT}" CONTENT
 "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16...3.21)