diff --git a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
index 5d530412da7..006c0c02139 100644
--- a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
@@ -318,8 +318,5 @@ function(qt_handle_apple_app_extension_api_only)
         target_link_options(PlatformPluginInternal INTERFACE ${flags})
     endif()
 endfunction()
-function(qt_disable_apple_app_extension_api_only target)
-    set_target_properties("${target}" PROPERTIES QT_NO_APP_EXTENSION_ONLY_API TRUE)
-endfunction()
 
 qt_handle_apple_app_extension_api_only()
diff --git a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
index 5ea46a74689..8aed83d3887 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
@@ -580,3 +580,7 @@ function(qt_internal_force_macos_intel_arch target)
         set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES OSX_ARCHITECTURES "${arches}")
     endif()
 endfunction()
+
+function(qt_disable_apple_app_extension_api_only target)
+    set_target_properties("${target}" PROPERTIES QT_NO_APP_EXTENSION_ONLY_API TRUE)
+endfunction()