diff --git a/cmake/QtConfigureTimeExecutableCMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/QtConfigureTimeExecutableCMakeLists.txt.in
index fcf30d6d381..a36299706c5 100644
--- a/cmake/QtConfigureTimeExecutableCMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/QtConfigureTimeExecutableCMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set(packages "@packages@")
 set(defines @defines@)
 set(compile_options @compile_options@)
 set(link_options @link_options@)
+set(output_directory @output_directory@)
 
 foreach(package IN LISTS packages)
     find_package(${package} REQUIRED)
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ endforeach()
 add_executable(@configure_time_target@ @win32@ @macosx_bundle@ @sources@)
 set_target_properties(@configure_time_target@ PROPERTIES
     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "@include_directories@"
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${output_directory}"
 )
 
 target_compile_options(@configure_time_target@ PRIVATE ${compile_options})
diff --git a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
index 9633cc00a9a..d87b60c2504 100644
--- a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
@@ -374,8 +374,14 @@ function(qt_internal_add_configure_time_executable target)
         set(configure_time_target "${arg_OUTPUT_NAME}")
     endif()
     set(target_binary "${configure_time_target}${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+
+    set(install_dir "${INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+    if(arg_INSTALL_DIRECTORY)
+        set(install_dir "${arg_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}")
+    endif()
+    set(output_directory "${QT_BUILD_DIR}/${install_dir}")
     set(target_binary_path
-        "${target_binary_dir}/${configuration_path}${target_binary}")
+        "${output_directory}/${configuration_path}${target_binary}")
     get_filename_component(target_binary_path "${target_binary_path}" ABSOLUTE)
 
     if(NOT DEFINED arg_SOURCES)
@@ -385,7 +391,7 @@ function(qt_internal_add_configure_time_executable target)
 
     # Timestamp file is required because CMake ignores 'add_custom_command' if we use only the
     # binary file as the OUTPUT.
-    set(timestamp_file "${target_binary_path}_timestamp")
+    set(timestamp_file "${target_binary_dir}/${target_binary}_timestamp")
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${target_binary_path}" "${timestamp_file}"
         COMMAND
             ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build "${target_binary_dir}" ${config_build_arg}
@@ -468,15 +474,11 @@ function(qt_internal_add_configure_time_executable target)
         IMPORTED_LOCATION "${target_binary_path}")
 
     if(NOT arg_NO_INSTALL)
-        set(install_dir "${INSTALL_BINDIR}")
-        if(arg_INSTALL_DIRECTORY)
-            set(install_dir "${arg_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}")
-        endif()
         set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
             _qt_internal_configure_time_target_install_location
                 "${install_dir}/${target_binary}"
         )
         qt_path_join(target_install_dir ${QT_INSTALL_DIR} ${install_dir})
-        qt_copy_or_install(PROGRAMS "${target_binary_path}" DESTINATION "${target_install_dir}")
+        qt_install(PROGRAMS "${target_binary_path}" DESTINATION "${target_install_dir}")
     endif()
 endfunction()
diff --git a/src/tools/syncqt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/syncqt/CMakeLists.txt
index 0152c534506..bcd39bfa8b3 100644
--- a/src/tools/syncqt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/syncqt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ if(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
     set(osx_architectures "-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES:STRING=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}")
 endif()
 qt_get_tool_target_name(target_name syncqt)
+# Note: configure-time tools reserve the original tool name for the imported executable.
+# To re-build syncqt use 'syncqt_build' target.
 qt_internal_add_configure_time_tool(${target_name}
     DEFINES ${compile_definitions}
     COMPILE_OPTIONS ${optimize_full_flags}