diff --git a/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
index efd9cd9a8ea..1fa17b8afdc 100644
--- a/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
@@ -498,9 +498,7 @@ set(QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE ${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE})")
     endif()
 
     # Generate metatypes
-    set(QT_MODULE_HAS_META_TYPES_FILE FALSE)
     if (${arg_GENERATE_METATYPES})
-        set(QT_MODULE_HAS_META_TYPES_FILE TRUE)
         set(metatypes_install_dir ${INSTALL_LIBDIR}/metatypes)
         set(args)
         if (NOT QT_WILL_INSTALL)