diff --git a/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
index 6aeb1d72c86..dbcb33b62fb 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPostProcessHelpers.cmake
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ function(qt_internal_create_module_depends_file target)
                     if (skip_module_depends_include)
                         continue()
                     endif()
+                else()
+                    get_target_property(module_has_headers Qt::${dep} INTERFACE_MODULE_HAS_HEADERS)
+                    if (NOT module_has_headers)
+                        continue()
+                    endif()
                 endif()
             endif()
         endif()