diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 959581e2880..6d5e7175b89 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -3253,6 +3253,9 @@ function(qt_internal_walk_libs target out_var dict_name operation)
                 continue()
             endif()
 
+            # Strip any directory scope tokens.
+            qt_internal_strip_target_directory_scope_token("${lib}" lib)
+
             if(lib MATCHES "^\\$<TARGET_OBJECTS:")
                 # Skip object files.
                 continue()
@@ -6122,6 +6125,23 @@ function(qt_internal_apply_win_prefix_and_suffix target)
     endif()
 endfunction()
 
+function(qt_internal_strip_target_directory_scope_token target out_var)
+    # In CMake versions earlier than CMake 3.18, a subdirectory scope id is appended to the
+    # target name if the target is referenced in a target_link_libraries command from a
+    # different directory scope than where the target was created.
+    # Strip it.
+    #
+    # For informational purposes, in CMake 3.18, the target name looks as follows:
+    # ::@(0x5604cb3f6b50);Threads::Threads;::@
+    # This case doesn't have to be stripped (at least for now), because when we iterate over
+    # link libraries, the tokens appear as separate target names.
+    #
+    # Example: Threads::Threads::@<0x5604cb3f6b50>
+    # Output: Threads::Threads
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "::@<.+>$" "" target "${target}")
+    set("${out_var}" "${target}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
 include(QtApp)
 
 # Compatibility macros that should be removed once all their usages are removed.
diff --git a/cmake/QtPostProcess.cmake b/cmake/QtPostProcess.cmake
index 02c1905f8b4..6e365ec7347 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPostProcess.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPostProcess.cmake
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ macro(qt_collect_third_party_deps target)
             set(dep ${base_dep})
         endif()
 
+        # Strip any directory scope tokens.
+        qt_internal_strip_target_directory_scope_token("${dep}" dep)
         if(TARGET ${dep})
             list(FIND third_party_deps_seen ${dep} dep_seen)