diff --git a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
index 2080d3222a0..97bf49efbed 100644
--- a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ macro(qt_commandline_custom handler)
 endmacro()
 
 function(qt_commandline_option name)
-    set(options)
+    set(options CONTROLS_FEATURE)
     set(oneValueArgs TYPE NAME VALUE)
     set(multiValueArgs VALUES MAPPING)
     cmake_parse_arguments(arg "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ function(qt_commandline_option name)
         set(input_name ${arg_NAME})
         set(commandline_option_${name}_variable "${arg_NAME}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     endif()
-    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY INPUTTYPE_${input_name} "${arg_TYPE}")
+    set(mapping_type "${arg_TYPE}")
+    if(arg_CONTROLS_FEATURE)
+        set(mapping_type "boolean")
+    endif()
+    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY INPUTTYPE_${input_name} "${mapping_type}")
     if(NOT "${arg_VALUE}" STREQUAL "")
         set(commandline_option_${name}_value "${arg_VALUE}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     endif()
diff --git a/qt_cmdline.cmake b/qt_cmdline.cmake
index 5e7cc32356c..11ba47854a1 100644
--- a/qt_cmdline.cmake
+++ b/qt_cmdline.cmake
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ qt_commandline_option(warnings-are-errors TYPE boolean NAME warnings_are_errors)
 qt_commandline_option(Werror TYPE boolean NAME warnings_are_errors)
 qt_commandline_option(widgets TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(xplatform TYPE string)
-qt_commandline_option(zlib TYPE enum NAME system-zlib MAPPING system yes qt no)
+qt_commandline_option(zlib CONTROLS_FEATURE TYPE enum NAME system-zlib MAPPING system yes qt no)
 qt_commandline_option(zstd TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(coverage TYPE optionalString VALUES gcov)
 qt_commandline_prefix(D defines)
diff --git a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/qt_cmdline.cmake b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/qt_cmdline.cmake
index 945de0e63b6..2bb1fc64ebe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/qt_cmdline.cmake
+++ b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/qt_cmdline.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 qt_commandline_option(mysql_config TYPE string)
 qt_commandline_option(psql_config TYPE string)
-qt_commandline_option(sqlite TYPE enum NAME system-sqlite MAPPING qt no system yes)
+qt_commandline_option(sqlite CONTROLS_FEATURE TYPE enum NAME system-sqlite MAPPING qt no system yes)
 qt_commandline_option(sql-db2 TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(sql-ibase TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(sql-mysql TYPE boolean)