diff --git a/cmake/QtModuleConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/QtModuleConfig.cmake.in
index 4bbd485fc4c..2f042e6b2c6 100644
--- a/cmake/QtModuleConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtModuleConfig.cmake.in
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@Dependenci
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@Dependencies.cmake")
 endif()
 
+# Guard against multiple inclusion of the plugins file in the same local directory scope.
+if(NOT TARGET @QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE@::@target@)
+    set(_QT_NEED_TO_INCLUDE_PLUGINS_@target@ TRUE)
+endif()
+
 if (NOT QT_NO_CREATE_TARGETS)
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@Targets.cmake")
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@VersionlessTargets.cmake")
@@ -28,8 +33,10 @@ include(${_import_prefix}/../@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@/QtFeature.cmake)
 qt_make_features_available(@QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE@::@target@)
 
 set("@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@_FOUND" TRUE)
-if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@Plugins.cmake")
+if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@Plugins.cmake"
+   AND _QT_NEED_TO_INCLUDE_PLUGINS_@target@)
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@@target@Plugins.cmake")
 endif()
+unset(_QT_NEED_TO_INCLUDE_PLUGINS_@target@)
 
 list(APPEND QT_ALL_MODULES_FOUND_VIA_FIND_PACKAGE "@target@")