diff --git a/cmake/QtInitProject.cmake b/cmake/QtInitProject.cmake
index 3a8d11459f8..a42f59f5c8a 100644
--- a/cmake/QtInitProject.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtInitProject.cmake
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ handle_type(qml EXTENSIONS .qml .js .mjs MODULES Gui Qml Quick TEMPLATE
     URI ${project_name}
     OUTPUT_DIRECTORY qml
     VERSION 1.0
-    AUTO_RESOURCE_PREFIX
+    RESOURCE_PREFIX /qt/qml
     QML_FILES
         @files@
 )"
diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/qt_cmake_create/testdata/qml_project/CMakeLists.txt.expected b/tests/auto/tools/qt_cmake_create/testdata/qml_project/CMakeLists.txt.expected
index 1befe64ffd7..1187b0e54a2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/qt_cmake_create/testdata/qml_project/CMakeLists.txt.expected
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/qt_cmake_create/testdata/qml_project/CMakeLists.txt.expected
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ qt_add_qml_module(qml_project
     URI qml_project
     OUTPUT_DIRECTORY qml
     VERSION 1.0
-    AUTO_RESOURCE_PREFIX
+    RESOURCE_PREFIX /qt/qml
     QML_FILES
         TestComponent.qml
         main.qml