diff --git a/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in b/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in
index f050d1323d7..c6c68ceb497 100644
--- a/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtModuleDependencies.cmake.in
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@ endif()
 # 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
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.."
-        "${_qt_cmake_dir}"
-        ${_qt_additional_packages_prefix_paths}
-        ${QT_EXAMPLES_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}
-    ${__qt_use_no_default_path_for_qt_packages}
-)
+if(NOT @INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@_FOUND)
+    find_dependency(@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@ @main_qt_package_version@
+        PATHS
+            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.."
+            "${_qt_cmake_dir}"
+            ${_qt_additional_packages_prefix_paths}
+            ${QT_EXAMPLES_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}
+        ${__qt_use_no_default_path_for_qt_packages}
+    )
+endif()
+
 
 # note: _third_party_deps example: "ICU\\;FALSE\\;1.0\\;i18n uc data;ZLIB\\;FALSE\\;\\;"
 set(__qt_@target@_third_party_deps "@third_party_deps@")