diff --git a/configure.cmake b/configure.cmake
index 30b99d49989..91a3df5f337 100644
--- a/configure.cmake
+++ b/configure.cmake
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ qt_feature("openssl-runtime"
     ENABLE INPUT_openssl STREQUAL 'yes' OR INPUT_openssl STREQUAL 'runtime'
     DISABLE INPUT_openssl STREQUAL 'no' OR INPUT_openssl STREQUAL 'linked' OR INPUT_ssl STREQUAL 'no'
 )
-qt_feature("openssl-linked" PRIVATE
+qt_feature("openssl-linked" PUBLIC
     LABEL "  Qt directly linked to OpenSSL"
     AUTODETECT OFF
     CONDITION TEST_opensslv11 OR TEST_opensslv30
diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b41c659dc9..49d84251adb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -841,13 +841,6 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(Core CONDITION QT_FEATURE_openssl_linked AND QT_FEATUR
         WrapOpenSSL::WrapOpenSSL
 )
 
-qt_internal_extend_target(Core CONDITION NOT QT_FEATURE_openssl AND QT_FEATURE_opensslv30
-    LIBRARIES
-        WrapOpenSSLHeaders::WrapOpenSSLHeaders
-    PRIVATE_MODULE_INTERFACE
-        WrapOpenSSLHeaders::WrapOpenSSLHeaders
-)
-
 qt_internal_extend_target(Core CONDITION QT_FEATURE_hijricalendar
     SOURCES
         time/qhijricalendar.cpp time/qhijricalendar_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
index 98b4537dee7..65aca959cbf 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef QT_CRYPTOGRAPHICHASH_ONLY_SHA1
-#if !QT_CONFIG(opensslv30)
+#if !QT_CONFIG(opensslv30) || !QT_CONFIG(openssl_linked)
 // qdoc and qmake only need SHA-1
 #include "../../3rdparty/md5/md5.h"
 #include "../../3rdparty/md5/md5.cpp"
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static inline int SHA384_512AddLength(SHA512Context *context, unsigned int lengt
 #endif
 #endif // QT_CRYPTOGRAPHICHASH_ONLY_SHA1
 
-#if !defined(QT_BOOTSTRAPPED) && QT_CONFIG(opensslv30)
+#if !defined(QT_BOOTSTRAPPED) && QT_CONFIG(opensslv30) && QT_CONFIG(openssl_linked)
 #define USING_OPENSSL30
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/provider.h>