diff --git a/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/find-modules/FindGLIB2.cmake b/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/find-modules/FindGLIB2.cmake
index 1d47a748ea6..24a194c9cb3 100644
--- a/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/find-modules/FindGLIB2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/find-modules/FindGLIB2.cmake
@@ -73,24 +73,24 @@ find_library(GTHREAD2_LIBRARIES
 
 pkg_check_modules(PC_GOBJECT QUIET gobject-2.0)
 
-find_path(GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS
+find_path(GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS
           NAMES glib-object.h
           HINTS ${PC_GOBJECT_INCLUDEDIR}
           PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0)
 
-find_library(GOBJECT_LIBRARIES
+find_library(GLIB2_GOBJECT_LIBRARIES
              NAMES gobject-2.0
              HINTS ${PC_GOBJECT_LIBDIR}
 )
 
 pkg_check_modules(PC_GIO QUIET gio-2.0)
 
-find_path(GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS
+find_path(GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS
           NAMES gio/gio.h
           HINTS ${PC_GIO_INCLUDEDIR}
           PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0)
 
-find_library(GIO_LIBRARIES
+find_library(GLIB2_GIO_LIBRARIES
              NAMES gio-2.0
              HINTS ${PC_GIO_LIBDIR}
 )
@@ -106,18 +106,30 @@ find_path(GLIB2_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIR glibconfig.h
 # for now it is optional
 if(GLIB2_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIR)
   list(APPEND GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GLIB2_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-  list(APPEND GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GLIB2_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-  list(APPEND GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GLIB2_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  list(APPEND GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GLIB2_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  list(APPEND GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS "${GLIB2_INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 # Deprecated synonyms
 set(GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 set(GLIB2_LIBRARY "${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}")
+set(GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+set(GLIB2_GOBJECT_LIBRARY "${GLIB2_GOBJECT_LIBRARIES}")
+set(GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+set(GLIB2_GIO_LIBRARY "${GLIB2_GIO_LIBRARIES}")
+
+if(GLIB2_GOBJECT_LIBRARIES AND GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+  set(GLIB2_GOBJECT_FOUND TRUE)
+endif()
+
+if(GLIB2_GIO_LIBRARIES AND GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+  set(GLIB2_GIO_FOUND TRUE)
+endif()
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(GLIB2 DEFAULT_MSG GLIB2_LIBRARIES GTHREAD2_LIBRARIES GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(GOBJECT DEFAULT_MSG GOBJECT_LIBRARIES GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(GIO DEFAULT_MSG GIO_LIBRARIES GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(GLIB2
+                                  REQUIRED_VARS GLIB2_LIBRARIES GTHREAD2_LIBRARIES GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS
+                                  HANDLE_COMPONENTS)
 
 if(GLIB2_FOUND AND NOT TARGET GLIB2::GLIB2)
   add_library(GLIB2::GLIB2 UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
@@ -127,26 +139,26 @@ if(GLIB2_FOUND AND NOT TARGET GLIB2::GLIB2)
                         INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 endif()
 
-if(GOBJECT_FOUND AND NOT TARGET GLIB2::GOBJECT)
+if(GLIB2_GOBJECT_FOUND AND NOT TARGET GLIB2::GOBJECT)
   add_library(GLIB2::GOBJECT UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
   set_target_properties(GLIB2::GOBJECT PROPERTIES
-                        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${GOBJECT_LIBRARIES}"
-                        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+                        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${GLIB2_GOBJECT_LIBRARIES}"
+                        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 endif()
 
-if(GIO_FOUND AND NOT TARGET GLIB2::GIO)
+if(GLIB2_GIO_FOUND AND NOT TARGET GLIB2::GIO)
   add_library(GLIB2::GIO UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
   set_target_properties(GLIB2::GIO PROPERTIES
-                        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${GIO_LIBRARIES}"
-                        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+                        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${GLIB2_GIO_LIBRARIES}"
+                        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 endif()
 
 mark_as_advanced(GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIR
                  GLIB2_LIBRARIES GLIB2_LIBRARY
-                 GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIR
-                 GOBJECT_LIBRARIES GOBJECT_LIBRARY
-                 GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS GIO_INCLUDE_DIR
-                 GIO_LIBRARIES GIO_LIBRARY)
+                 GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIRS GLIB2_GOBJECT_INCLUDE_DIR
+                 GLIB2_GOBJECT_LIBRARIES GLIB2_GOBJECT_LIBRARY
+                 GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIRS GLIB2_GIO_INCLUDE_DIR
+                 GLIB2_GIO_LIBRARIES GLIB2_GIO_LIBRARY)
 
 include(FeatureSummary)
 set_package_properties(GLIB2 PROPERTIES
diff --git a/src/network/configure.cmake b/src/network/configure.cmake
index 0b86c4b6bf1..e47affb6b59 100644
--- a/src/network/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/network/configure.cmake
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ SSL_free(SSL_new(0));
 ")
 
 qt_find_package(GSSAPI PROVIDED_TARGETS GSSAPI::GSSAPI MODULE_NAME network QMAKE_LIB gssapi)
+qt_find_package(GLIB2 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS GOBJECT PROVIDED_TARGETS GLIB2::GOBJECT MODULE_NAME core QMAKE_LIB gobject)
+qt_find_package(GLIB2 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS GIO PROVIDED_TARGETS GLIB2::GIO MODULE_NAME core QMAKE_LIB gio)
 
 
 #### Tests
diff --git a/src/plugins/networkinformation/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/networkinformation/CMakeLists.txt
index ddb907d1e7f..06bbe891211 100644
--- a/src/plugins/networkinformation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/networkinformation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ if(ANDROID)
     add_subdirectory(android)
 endif()
 
-if(QT_FEATURE_glib)
+if(QT_FEATURE_glib AND TARGET GLIB2::GOBJECT AND TARGET GLIB2::GIO)
     add_subdirectory(glib)
 endif()