diff --git a/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in b/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in
index 52a0e1d2243..3f4fe7ff799 100644
--- a/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ set(__qt_third_party_deps "@third_party_deps@")
 
 @third_party_extra@
 
+# Don't propagate REQUIRED so we don't immediately FATAL_ERROR, rather let the find_dependency calls
+# set _NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE which will be displayed by the includer of the Dependencies file.
+set(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_REQUIRED FALSE)
+
 _qt_internal_find_third_party_dependencies(Platform __qt_third_party_deps)
 
 set(@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@_FOUND TRUE)
diff --git a/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in b/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in
index f48fe81fd1f..d2269d64a5c 100644
--- a/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ if(QT_DISABLE_NO_DEFAULT_PATH_IN_QT_PACKAGES)
     set(__qt_use_no_default_path_for_qt_packages "")
 endif()
 
+# Don't propagate REQUIRED so we don't immediately FATAL_ERROR, rather let the find_dependency calls
+# set _NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE which will be displayed by the includer of the Dependencies file.
+set(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_REQUIRED FALSE)
+
 find_dependency(@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@ @main_qt_package_version@
     PATHS
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.."
diff --git a/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake
index 09242376361..ccc15bf7462 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ macro(_qt_internal_find_tool_dependencies target target_dep_list)
         if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_QUIETLY)
             list(APPEND __qt_${target}_find_package_args QUIET)
         endif()
-        if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_REQUIRED)
-            list(APPEND __qt_${target}_find_package_args REQUIRED)
-        endif()
         find_package(${__qt_${target}_pkg}
             ${__qt_${target}_version}
             ${__qt_${target}_find_package_args}