diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
index 1953454b230..18fb737edac 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildInternals/QtBuildInternalsConfig.cmake
@@ -243,18 +243,19 @@ endmacro()
 # find all targets defined in $subdir by recursing through all added subdirectories
 # populates $qt_repo_targets with a ;-list of non-UTILITY targets
 macro(qt_build_internals_get_repo_targets subdir)
+    get_directory_property(_targets DIRECTORY "${subdir}" BUILDSYSTEM_TARGETS)
+    if(_targets)
+        foreach(_target IN LISTS _targets)
+            get_target_property(_type ${_target} TYPE)
+            if(NOT (${_type} STREQUAL "UTILITY" OR ${_type} STREQUAL "INTERFACE"))
+                list(APPEND qt_repo_targets "${_target}")
+            endif()
+        endforeach()
+    endif()
+
     get_directory_property(_directories DIRECTORY "${subdir}" SUBDIRECTORIES)
     if (_directories)
         foreach(_directory IN LISTS _directories)
-            get_directory_property(_targets DIRECTORY "${_directory}" BUILDSYSTEM_TARGETS)
-            if (_targets)
-                foreach(_target IN LISTS _targets)
-                    get_target_property(_type ${_target} TYPE)
-                    if (NOT (${_type} STREQUAL "UTILITY" OR ${_type} STREQUAL "INTERFACE"))
-                        list(APPEND qt_repo_targets "${_target}")
-                    endif()
-                endforeach()
-            endif()
             qt_build_internals_get_repo_targets("${_directory}")
         endforeach()
     endif()