diff --git a/src/corelib/configure.cmake b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
index 392ba6de36c..446473743f6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
@@ -917,8 +917,9 @@ qt_feature("permissions" PUBLIC
     LABEL "Application permissions"
     PURPOSE "Provides support for requesting user permission to access restricted data or APIs"
 )
-qt_feature("openssl-hash" PUBLIC
+qt_feature("openssl-hash" PRIVATE
     LABEL "OpenSSL based cryptographic hash"
+    AUTODETECT OFF
     CONDITION QT_FEATURE_openssl_linked AND QT_FEATURE_opensslv30
     PURPOSE "Uses OpenSSL based implementation of cryptographic hash algorithms."
 )