diff --git a/cmake/QtToolHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtToolHelpers.cmake
index 94b200ac10f..3be629ad678 100644
--- a/cmake/QtToolHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtToolHelpers.cmake
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ function(qt_export_tools module_name)
             string(REGEX REPLACE "_native$" "" tool_name ${tool_name})
         endif()
         set(extra_cmake_statements "${extra_cmake_statements}
-if (NOT QT_NO_CREATE_TARGETS)
+if(NOT QT_NO_CREATE_TARGETS AND ${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}${target}_FOUND)
     __qt_internal_promote_target_to_global(${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}::${tool_name})
 endif()
 ")