diff --git a/cmake/QtFindPackageHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtFindPackageHelpers.cmake
index b71226f322b..cf2848d13bd 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFindPackageHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFindPackageHelpers.cmake
@@ -258,10 +258,16 @@ macro(qt_find_package)
            AND (NOT arg_QMAKE_LIB IN_LIST QT_QMAKE_LIBS_FOR_${arg_MODULE_NAME}))
             set(QT_QMAKE_LIBS_FOR_${arg_MODULE_NAME}
                 ${QT_QMAKE_LIBS_FOR_${arg_MODULE_NAME}};${arg_QMAKE_LIB} CACHE INTERNAL "")
-            set(QT_TARGETS_OF_QMAKE_LIB_${arg_QMAKE_LIB} ${arg_PROVIDED_TARGETS} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+            set(${arg_QMAKE_LIB}_existing_targets "")
             foreach(provided_target ${arg_PROVIDED_TARGETS})
-                set(QT_QMAKE_LIB_OF_TARGET_${provided_target} ${arg_QMAKE_LIB} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+                if(TARGET ${provided_target})
+                    list(APPEND ${arg_QMAKE_LIB}_existing_targets "${provided_target}")
+                    set(QT_QMAKE_LIB_OF_TARGET_${provided_target}
+                        ${arg_QMAKE_LIB} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+                endif()
             endforeach()
+            set(QT_TARGETS_OF_QMAKE_LIB_${arg_QMAKE_LIB}
+                "${${arg_QMAKE_LIB}_existing_targets}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
         endif()
     endif()
 endmacro()