diff --git a/src/gui/configure.cmake b/src/gui/configure.cmake
index 0474f394ab8..2c009cbc41c 100644
--- a/src/gui/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/gui/configure.cmake
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ if(INTEGRITY AND _qt_igy_gui_libs)
         MODULE_NAME gui QMAKE_LIB integrity_platform_graphics)
 endif()
 qt_find_package(WrapSystemFreetype 2.2.0 PROVIDED_TARGETS WrapSystemFreetype::WrapSystemFreetype MODULE_NAME gui QMAKE_LIB freetype)
-set_package_properties(WrapFreetype PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED)
 if(QT_FEATURE_system_zlib)
     qt_add_qmake_lib_dependency(freetype zlib)
 endif()