diff --git a/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp b/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp
index 9fc66030751..8f3849e6d8c 100644
--- a/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp
+++ b/qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,9 @@ QByteArray QMakeEvaluator::getCommandOutput(const QString &args) const
     if (!errout.isEmpty()) {
         if (errout.endsWith('\n'))
             errout.chop(1);
-        m_handler->message(QMakeHandler::EvalError, QString::fromLocal8Bit(errout));
+        m_handler->message(
+            QMakeHandler::EvalError | (m_cumulative ? QMakeHandler::CumulativeEvalMessage : 0),
+            QString::fromLocal8Bit(errout));
     }
 # endif
     out = proc.readAllStandardOutput();
diff --git a/qmake/library/qmakeevaluator.cpp b/qmake/library/qmakeevaluator.cpp
index 48bd17e789b..cd5676093d1 100644
--- a/qmake/library/qmakeevaluator.cpp
+++ b/qmake/library/qmakeevaluator.cpp
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ QMakeEvaluator::VisitReturn QMakeEvaluator::evaluateFileInto(
 void QMakeEvaluator::message(int type, const QString &msg) const
 {
     if (!m_skipLevel)
-        m_handler->message(type, msg,
+        m_handler->message(type | (m_cumulative ? QMakeHandler::CumulativeEvalMessage : 0), msg,
                 m_current.line ? m_current.pro->fileName() : QString(),
                 m_current.line != 0xffff ? m_current.line : -1);
 }