diff --git a/cmake/QtRpathHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtRpathHelpers.cmake
index f37f5a61d65..e842ce74b44 100644
--- a/cmake/QtRpathHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtRpathHelpers.cmake
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ function(qt_apply_rpaths)
         return()
     endif()
 
-    # Rpaths explicitly disabled (like for uikit), equivalent to qmake's no_qt_rpath.
-    # Or feature was turned OFF.
-    if(QT_DISABLE_RPATH OR NOT QT_FEATURE_rpath)
-        return()
-    endif()
-
     qt_parse_all_arguments(arg "qt_apply_rpaths" "RELATIVE_RPATH" "TARGET;INSTALL_PATH" "" ${ARGN})
     if(NOT arg_TARGET)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "No target given to qt_apply_rpaths.")
@@ -95,6 +89,21 @@ function(qt_apply_rpaths)
         set(target "${arg_TARGET}")
     endif()
 
+    # Rpaths explicitly disabled (like for uikit), equivalent to qmake's no_qt_rpath.
+    # Or feature was turned OFF.
+    if(QT_DISABLE_RPATH OR NOT QT_FEATURE_rpath)
+        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
+            SKIP_BUILD_RPATH ON
+            SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH ON
+        )
+        if(APPLE)
+            set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
+                MACOSX_RPATH OFF
+            )
+        endif()
+        return()
+    endif()
+
     # If a target is not built (which can happen for tools when crosscompiling, we shouldn't try
     # to apply properties.
     if(NOT TARGET "${target}")