diff --git a/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in
index 722ac159238..fd08b2f181a 100644
--- a/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtConfig.cmake.in
@@ -48,58 +48,6 @@ elseif(APPLE AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "iOS")
     list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${__qt_internal_cmake_ios_support_files_path}")
 endif()
 
-set(QT_ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH "" CACHE STRING
-    "Additional directories where find(Qt6 ...) components are searched")
-set(QT_ADDITIONAL_HOST_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH "" CACHE STRING
-    "Additional directories where find(Qt6 ...) host Qt components are searched")
-
-# Collect additional package prefix paths to look for Qt packages, both from command line and the
-# env variable ${prefixes_var}. The result is stored in ${out_var} and is a list of paths ending
-# with "/lib/cmake".
-function(__qt_internal_collect_additional_prefix_paths out_var prefixes_var)
-    if(DEFINED "${out_var}")
-        return()
-    endif()
-
-    set(additional_packages_prefix_paths "")
-
-    set(additional_packages_prefixes "")
-    if(${prefixes_var})
-        list(APPEND additional_packages_prefixes ${${prefixes_var}})
-    endif()
-    if(DEFINED ENV{${prefixes_var}}
-        AND NOT "$ENV{${prefixes_var}}" STREQUAL "")
-        set(prefixes_from_env "$ENV{${prefixes_var}}")
-        if(NOT CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
-            string(REPLACE ":" ";" prefixes_from_env "${prefixes_from_env}")
-        endif()
-        list(APPEND additional_packages_prefixes ${prefixes_from_env})
-    endif()
-
-    foreach(additional_path IN LISTS additional_packages_prefixes)
-        file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${additional_path}" additional_path)
-
-        # The prefix paths need to end with lib/cmake to ensure the packages are found when
-        # cross compiling. Search for REROOT_PATH_ISSUE_MARKER in the qt.toolchain.cmake file for
-        # details.
-        # We must pass the values via the PATHS options because the main find_package call uses
-        # NO_DEFAULT_PATH, and thus CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH values are discarded.
-        # CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH values are not discarded and togegher with the PATHS option, it
-        # ensures packages from additional prefixes are found.
-        if(NOT additional_path MATCHES "/lib/cmake$")
-            string(APPEND additional_path "/lib/cmake")
-        endif()
-        list(APPEND additional_packages_prefix_paths "${additional_path}")
-    endforeach()
-
-    set("${out_var}" "${additional_packages_prefix_paths}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-endfunction()
-
-__qt_internal_collect_additional_prefix_paths(_qt_additional_packages_prefix_paths
-    QT_ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH)
-__qt_internal_collect_additional_prefix_paths(_qt_additional_host_packages_prefix_paths
-    QT_ADDITIONAL_HOST_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH)
-
 # Take a list of prefix paths ending with "/lib/cmake", and return a list of absolute paths with
 # "/lib/cmake" removed.
 function(__qt_internal_prefix_paths_to_roots out_var prefix_paths)
@@ -127,6 +75,16 @@ include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtPublicFindPackageHelpers.cmake")
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake")
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/QtPublicCMakeHelpers.cmake")
 
+set(QT_ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH "" CACHE STRING
+    "Additional directories where find(Qt6 ...) components are searched")
+set(QT_ADDITIONAL_HOST_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH "" CACHE STRING
+    "Additional directories where find(Qt6 ...) host Qt components are searched")
+
+__qt_internal_collect_additional_prefix_paths(_qt_additional_packages_prefix_paths
+    QT_ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH)
+__qt_internal_collect_additional_prefix_paths(_qt_additional_host_packages_prefix_paths
+    QT_ADDITIONAL_HOST_PACKAGES_PREFIX_PATH)
+
 if(NOT DEFINED QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE)
     set(QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE @QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE@)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/QtPublicCMakeHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPublicCMakeHelpers.cmake
index 86b8edacd49..d18312000f9 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPublicCMakeHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPublicCMakeHelpers.cmake
@@ -18,3 +18,45 @@ function(_qt_internal_copy_file_if_different_command out_var src_file dst_file)
         )
     endif()
 endfunction()
+
+# Collect additional package prefix paths to look for Qt packages, both from command line and the
+# env variable ${prefixes_var}. The result is stored in ${out_var} and is a list of paths ending
+# with "/lib/cmake".
+function(__qt_internal_collect_additional_prefix_paths out_var prefixes_var)
+    if(DEFINED "${out_var}")
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    set(additional_packages_prefix_paths "")
+
+    set(additional_packages_prefixes "")
+    if(${prefixes_var})
+        list(APPEND additional_packages_prefixes ${${prefixes_var}})
+    endif()
+    if(DEFINED ENV{${prefixes_var}}
+        AND NOT "$ENV{${prefixes_var}}" STREQUAL "")
+        set(prefixes_from_env "$ENV{${prefixes_var}}")
+        if(NOT CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
+            string(REPLACE ":" ";" prefixes_from_env "${prefixes_from_env}")
+        endif()
+        list(APPEND additional_packages_prefixes ${prefixes_from_env})
+    endif()
+
+    foreach(additional_path IN LISTS additional_packages_prefixes)
+        file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${additional_path}" additional_path)
+
+        # The prefix paths need to end with lib/cmake to ensure the packages are found when
+        # cross compiling. Search for REROOT_PATH_ISSUE_MARKER in the qt.toolchain.cmake file for
+        # details.
+        # We must pass the values via the PATHS options because the main find_package call uses
+        # NO_DEFAULT_PATH, and thus CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH values are discarded.
+        # CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH values are not discarded and togegher with the PATHS option, it
+        # ensures packages from additional prefixes are found.
+        if(NOT additional_path MATCHES "/lib/cmake$")
+            string(APPEND additional_path "/lib/cmake")
+        endif()
+        list(APPEND additional_packages_prefix_paths "${additional_path}")
+    endforeach()
+
+    set("${out_var}" "${additional_packages_prefix_paths}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()