diff --git a/cmake/QtModuleToolsVersionlessTargets.cmake.in b/cmake/QtModuleToolsVersionlessTargets.cmake.in
index 6d0f57e0396..0cf554c34a9 100644
--- a/cmake/QtModuleToolsVersionlessTargets.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtModuleToolsVersionlessTargets.cmake.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 foreach(__qt_tool @tool_targets_non_prefixed@)
     if(NOT TARGET Qt::${__qt_tool} AND TARGET Qt6::${__qt_tool})
-        add_executable(Qt::${__qt_tool} IMPORTED)
+        add_executable(Qt::${__qt_tool} IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 
         # Check all the usual imported location properties to find one that contains a path.
         foreach(__qt_imported_location_config