diff --git a/cmake/QtBaseHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtBaseHelpers.cmake
index 26335b99123..981fcfafd46 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBaseHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBaseHelpers.cmake
@@ -277,10 +277,9 @@ macro(qt_internal_qtbase_build_repo)
         endif()
 
         qt_internal_qtbase_install_mkspecs()
+        qt_internal_qtbase_install_wayland_files()
     endif()
 
-    qt_internal_qtbase_install_wayland_files()
-
     qt_build_repo_post_process()
 
     qt_build_repo_impl_tests()