diff --git a/cmake/QtFrameworkHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtFrameworkHelpers.cmake
index c15f74e5422..338febbb8c0 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFrameworkHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFrameworkHelpers.cmake
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ function(qt_copy_framework_headers target)
 
     set(out_files "")
     set(in_files "")
+    set(out_dirs "")
     set(copy_commands "")
     foreach(type IN ITEMS PUBLIC PRIVATE QPA RHI SSG)
         set(in_files_${type} "")
         set(fw_output_header_dir "${output_dir_${type}}")
+        list(APPEND out_dirs "${fw_output_header_dir}")
         foreach(hdr IN LISTS arg_${type})
             get_filename_component(in_file_path ${hdr} ABSOLUTE)
             get_filename_component(in_file_name ${hdr} NAME)
@@ -108,13 +110,32 @@ function(qt_copy_framework_headers target)
 
     list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES out_files)
     list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES in_files)
+
+    set(copy_fw_sync_headers_command
+        "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_directory
+        "${module_build_interface_include_dir}/.syncqt_staging"
+        "${output_dir}/${fw_versioned_header_dir}"
+    )
+
+    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja")
+        add_custom_command(
+            OUTPUT "${output_dir}/${fw_versioned_header_dir}"
+            DEPENDS ${target}_sync_headers
+            COMMAND ${copy_fw_sync_headers_command}
+            VERBATIM
+        )
+        add_custom_target(${target}_copy_fw_sync_headers
+            DEPENDS "${output_dir}/${fw_versioned_header_dir}")
+    else()
+        add_custom_target(${target}_copy_fw_sync_headers
+            COMMAND ${copy_fw_sync_headers_command})
+    endif()
+
     add_custom_command(
-        OUTPUT "${output_dir}/${fw_versioned_header_dir}" ${out_files}
-        DEPENDS ${in_files} ${target}_sync_headers
+        OUTPUT ${out_files}
+        DEPENDS ${target}_copy_fw_sync_headers ${in_files}
         COMMAND
-            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
-            "${module_build_interface_include_dir}/.syncqt_staging"
-            "${output_dir}/${fw_versioned_header_dir}"
+            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${out_dirs}
         ${copy_commands}
         VERBATIM
         COMMENT "Copy the ${target} header files to the framework directory"