diff --git a/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
index 9307ea8a207..e17bf8840ed 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
@@ -637,6 +637,14 @@ endif()
 ")
         endif()
 
+        if(DEFINED OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE)
+            string(APPEND QT_EXTRA_BUILD_INTERNALS_VARS
+                "
+# Use the OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE value qtbase was built with. But do not FORCE it.
+set(OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE \"${OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE}\" CACHE STRING \"\")
+")
+        endif()
+
         qt_compute_relative_path_from_cmake_config_dir_to_prefix()
         configure_file(
             "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtBuildInternalsExtra.cmake.in"