diff --git a/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
index c3b13c7af4c..3b9d205c36d 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPriHelpers.cmake
@@ -349,12 +349,18 @@ function(qt_generate_module_pri_file target)
         set(framework_base_path "$$QT_MODULE_LIB_BASE")
         set(public_module_includes "${framework_base_path}/${fw_header_dir}")
         set(public_module_frameworks "${framework_base_path}")
-        set(private_module_includes "${framework_base_path}/${fw_private_header_dir} \
+        set(private_module_includes "")
+        qt_internal_append_include_directories_with_headers_check(${target}
+            private_module_includes PRIVATE
+            "${framework_base_path}/${fw_private_header_dir} \
 ${framework_base_path}/${fw_private_module_header_dir}")
     else()
         set(public_module_includes "$$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE $$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE/${module}")
         set(public_module_frameworks "")
-        set(private_module_includes "$$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE/${module_versioned_include_dir} \
+        set(private_module_includes "")
+        qt_internal_append_include_directories_with_headers_check(${target}
+            private_module_includes PRIVATE
+            "$$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE/${module_versioned_include_dir} \
 $$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE/${module_versioned_inner_include_dir}")
     endif()