diff --git a/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
index 4fe8c609d48..e77e98fe76f 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function(qt_generate_qmake_libraries_pri_content module_name output_root_dir out
     foreach(lib ${QT_QMAKE_LIBS_FOR_${module_name}})
         set(lib_targets ${QT_TARGETS_OF_QMAKE_LIB_${lib}})
         string(TOUPPER ${lib} uclib)
+        string(REPLACE "-" "_" uclib "${uclib}")
         set(lib_defines "")
         set(lib_incdir "")
         set(lib_libdir "")