diff --git a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
index 1b9200e3137..7856e4111f1 100644
--- a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
@@ -207,15 +207,6 @@ function(qt_internal_add_executable name)
                                       ADDITIONAL_INSTALL_ARGS ${additional_install_args})
         qt_internal_install_pdb_files(${name} "${arg_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}")
     endif()
-
-    # If linking against Gui, make sure to also build the default QPA plugin.
-    # This makes the experience of an initial Qt configuration to build and run one single
-    # test / executable nicer.
-    get_target_property(linked_libs "${name}" LINK_LIBRARIES)
-    if(linked_libs MATCHES "(^|;)(${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}::|Qt::)?Gui($|;)" AND
-        TARGET qpa_default_plugins)
-        add_dependencies("${name}" qpa_default_plugins)
-    endif()
 endfunction()
 
 # This function compiles the target at configure time the very first time and creates the custom
diff --git a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
index 1208658a4e3..3740e858039 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
@@ -277,9 +277,18 @@ function(qt_internal_extend_target target)
             _qt_extra_linker_script_exports "${arg_EXTRA_LINKER_SCRIPT_EXPORTS}")
     endif()
 
-    # For executables collect static plugins that these targets depend on.
     if(is_executable)
-        qt_internal_import_plugins(${target} ${arg_PUBLIC_LIBRARIES} ${arg_LIBRARIES})
+        # If linking against Gui, make sure to also build the default QPA plugin.
+        # This makes the experience of an initial Qt configuration to build and run one single
+        # test / executable nicer.
+        set(linked_libs ${arg_PUBLIC_LIBRARIES} ${arg_LIBRARIES})
+        if(linked_libs MATCHES "(^|;)(${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}::|Qt::)?Gui($|;)" AND
+            TARGET qpa_default_plugins)
+            add_dependencies("${target}" qpa_default_plugins)
+        endif()
+
+        # For executables collect static plugins that these targets depend on.
+        qt_internal_import_plugins(${target} ${linked_libs})
     endif()
 endfunction()