diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 5c12c93bba6..184153543df 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -3895,6 +3895,10 @@ function(qt_add_cmake_library target)
             # but Qt plugins are actually suffixed with .dylib.
             set_property(TARGET "${target}" PROPERTY SUFFIX ".dylib")
         endif()
+        if(WIN32)
+            # CMake sets for Windows-GNU platforms the suffix "lib"
+            set_property(TARGET "${target}" PROPERTY PREFIX "")
+        endif()
     else()
         add_library("${target}")
     endif()
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index f2de91635aa..f3480200ccd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ set_target_properties(mylib PROPERTIES
     C_VISIBILITY_PRESET "default"
     CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET "default"
 )
+
+if(WIN32)
+    # CMake sets for Windows-GNU platforms the suffix "lib"
+    set_property(TARGET mylib PROPERTY PREFIX "")
+endif()
+
 # special case end
 
 #### Keys ignored in scope 1:.:.:lib.pro:<TRUE>:
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib2/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib2/CMakeLists.txt
index 716ad488d08..a91b99f1c23 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/lib2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ set_target_properties(mylib2 PROPERTIES
     C_VISIBILITY_PRESET "default"
     CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET "default"
 )
+
+if(WIN32)
+    # CMake sets for Windows-GNU platforms the suffix "lib"
+    set_property(TARGET mylib2 PROPERTY PREFIX "")
+endif()
+
 if (UNIX)
     add_dependencies(mylib2 mylib)
     add_custom_command(TARGET mylib2 POST_BUILD
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index aa980eabaaf..c547b755928 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qpluginloader/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ add_cmake_library(tst_qpluginloaderlib
         Qt::Core
 )
 
+# special case begin
+if(WIN32)
+    # CMake sets for Windows-GNU platforms the suffix "lib"
+    set_property(TARGET tst_qpluginloaderlib PROPERTY PREFIX "")
+endif()
+# special case begin
+
 #### Keys ignored in scope 1:.:.:lib.pro:<TRUE>:
 # INSTALLS = "target"
 # TEMPLATE = "lib"