diff --git a/.cmake.conf b/.cmake.conf
index d176a5ab75..f183bf6337 100644
--- a/.cmake.conf
+++ b/.cmake.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # (directly by qtbase) we actually add the extra definitions
 if (NOT DEFINED QT_SUPERBUILD OR DEFINED QT_REPO_MODULE_VERSION)
     set(QT_EXTRA_INTERNAL_TARGET_DEFINES "QT_LEAN_HEADERS=1")
-    list(APPEND QT_EXTRA_INTERNAL_TARGET_DEFINES "QT_NO_AS_CONST=1")
 endif()
 
 set(QT_REPO_MODULE_VERSION "6.6.0")
diff --git a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
index 8de5f8a080..21730457d8 100644
--- a/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtInternalTargets.cmake
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ qt_internal_add_target_aliases(PlatformToolInternal)
 target_link_libraries(PlatformToolInternal INTERFACE PlatformAppInternal)
 
 qt_internal_add_global_definition(QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS)
+qt_internal_add_global_definition(QT_NO_AS_CONST)
 qt_internal_add_global_definition(QT_NO_QEXCHANGE)
 qt_internal_add_global_definition(QT_NO_NARROWING_CONVERSIONS_IN_CONNECT)
 qt_internal_add_global_definition(QT_EXPLICIT_QFILE_CONSTRUCTION_FROM_PATH)