diff --git a/cmake/QtCMakeHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtCMakeHelpers.cmake
index 261e9cc4574..6c62897d203 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCMakeHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCMakeHelpers.cmake
@@ -132,11 +132,13 @@ function(qt_remove_args out_var)
             list(REMOVE_AT result ${find_result})
             list(LENGTH result result_len)
             list(GET result ${find_result} arg_current)
-            # remove values until we hit another arg
+            # remove values until we hit another arg or the end of the list
             while(NOT ${arg_current} IN_LIST arg_ALL_ARGS AND find_result LESS result_len)
                 list(REMOVE_AT result ${find_result})
-                list(GET result ${find_result} arg_current)
                 list(LENGTH result result_len)
+                if (NOT find_result EQUAL result_len)
+                    list(GET result ${find_result} arg_current)
+                endif()
             endwhile()
         endif()
     endforeach()