diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 0778987b6a2..cbb46cb8a4e 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ elseif(ANDROID)
     endif()
 elseif(APPLE)
     set(QT_QMAKE_TARGET_MKSPEC macx-clang)
+    if(MACOS)
+        list(APPEND QT_DEFAULT_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS GL_SILENCE_DEPRECATION)
+    elseif(UIKIT)
+        list(APPEND QT_DEFAULT_PLATFORM_DEFINITIONS GLES_SILENCE_DEPRECATION)
+    endif()
 elseif(EMSCRIPTEN)
     set(QT_QMAKE_TARGET_MKSPEC wasm-emscripten)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
index 68ab141c440..9fca5d41de3 100644
--- a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
@@ -108,12 +108,6 @@ endif()
 
 target_compile_definitions(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:QT_NO_DEBUG>)
 
-if(MACOS)
-    target_compile_definitions(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE GL_SILENCE_DEPRECATION)
-elseif(UIKIT)
-    target_compile_definitions(PlatformCommonInternal INTERFACE GLES_SILENCE_DEPRECATION)
-endif()
-
 if(UIKIT)
     # Do what mkspecs/features/uikit/default_pre.prf does, aka enable sse2 for
     # simulator_and_device_builds.