diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 4ddbcff3abe..8f249a15fec 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -231,6 +231,18 @@ set(QT_BUILD_INTERNALS_EXTRA_CMAKE_CODE "")
 # This will be /path/to/qtbase/tests when building standalone tests.
 set(QT_TOP_LEVEL_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
+# Prevent warnings about object files without any symbols. This is a common
+# thing in Qt as we tend to build files unconditionally, and then use ifdefs
+# to compile out parts that are not relevant.
+if(CMAKE_HOST_APPLE AND APPLE)
+    foreach(lang ASM C CXX)
+        # We have to tell 'ar' to not run ranlib by itself, by passing the 'S' option
+        set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_CREATE "<CMAKE_AR> qcS <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+        set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_APPEND "<CMAKE_AR> qS <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>")
+        set(CMAKE_${lang}_ARCHIVE_FINISH "<CMAKE_RANLIB> -no_warning_for_no_symbols <TARGET>")
+    endforeach()
+endif()
+
 # Functions and macros:
 
 # qt_remove_args can remove arguments from an existing list of function