diff --git a/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in b/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in
index 84321499894..eb08ec41fb7 100644
--- a/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtConfigDependencies.cmake.in
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 
 set(@INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE@_FOUND FALSE)
 
-set(__qt_platform_requires_host_info_package "@platform_requires_host_info_package@")
+if(DEFINED QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK)
+    set(__qt_platform_requires_host_info_package "${QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK}")
+elseif(DEFINED ENV{QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK})
+    set(__qt_platform_requires_host_info_package "$ENV{QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK}")
+else()
+    set(__qt_platform_requires_host_info_package "@platform_requires_host_info_package@")
+endif()
 set(__qt_platform_initial_qt_host_path "@qt_host_path_absolute@")
 set(__qt_platform_initial_qt_host_path_cmake_dir "@qt_host_path_cmake_dir_absolute@")
 
diff --git a/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake
index afaeb10aa96..8e832c6b27d 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPublicDependencyHelpers.cmake
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ macro(_qt_internal_setup_qt_host_path
     # Requiredness can be overridden via variable.
     if(DEFINED QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK)
         set(_qt_platform_host_path_required "${QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK}")
+    elseif(DEFINED ENV{QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK})
+        set(_qt_platform_host_path_required "$ENV{QT_REQUIRE_HOST_PATH_CHECK}")
     else()
         set(_qt_platform_host_path_required "${host_path_required}")
     endif()