diff --git a/bin/qt-configure-module.bat.in b/bin/qt-configure-module.bat.in
index a4858d412c..9d9243f5b8 100644
--- a/bin/qt-configure-module.bat.in
+++ b/bin/qt-configure-module.bat.in
@@ -17,18 +17,9 @@ if not exist "%module_root%\CMakeLists.txt" (
     exit /b 1
 )
 
-echo. > "config.opt"
-set first_iteration=indeed
-for %%a in (%*) do (
-    if defined first_iteration (
-        :: Drop the first argument, which is the module root.
-        set first_iteration=
-    ) else (
-        echo %%a >> "config.opt"
-    )
-)
-
 set cmake_scripts_dir=%script_dir_path%\@__relative_path_to_cmake_scripts_dir@
+call "%script_dir_path%"\qt-cmake.bat -DSKIP_ARGS=1 -DOUT_FILE=config.opt ^
+    -P "%cmake_scripts_dir%\QtWriteArgsFile.cmake" %*
 call "%script_dir_path%"\qt-cmake-private.bat -DOPTFILE=config.opt -DMODULE_ROOT="%module_root%" ^
     -DCMAKE_COMMAND="%script_dir_path%\qt-cmake-private.bat" ^
     -P "%cmake_scripts_dir%\QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake"
diff --git a/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake b/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
index ae1fc89a5b..2fd8b260a9 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBaseGlobalTargets.cmake
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ qt_copy_or_install(FILES
                    cmake/QtToolchainHelpers.cmake
                    cmake/QtToolHelpers.cmake
                    cmake/QtWrapperScriptHelpers.cmake
+                   cmake/QtWriteArgsFile.cmake
     DESTINATION "${__GlobalConfig_install_dir}"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmake/QtWriteArgsFile.cmake b/cmake/QtWriteArgsFile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4fa833f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/QtWriteArgsFile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# This script writes its arguments to the file determined by OUT_FILE.
+# Each argument appears on a separate line.
+# This is used for writing the config.opt file.
+#
+# This script takes the following arguments:
+# OUT_FILE: The output file.
+# SKIP_ARGS: Number of arguments to skip from the front of the arguments list.
+
+# Look for the -P argument to determine the start of the actual script arguments
+math(EXPR stop "${CMAKE_ARGC} - 1")
+set(start 0)
+foreach(i RANGE 1 ${stop})
+    if(CMAKE_ARGV${i} STREQUAL "-P")
+        math(EXPR start "${i} + 2")
+        break()
+    endif()
+endforeach()
+
+# Skip arguments if requested
+if(DEFINED SKIP_ARGS)
+    math(EXPR start "${start} + ${SKIP_ARGS}")
+endif()
+
+# Write config.opt
+set(content "")
+if(start LESS_EQUAL stop)
+    foreach(i RANGE ${start} ${stop})
+        string(APPEND content "${CMAKE_ARGV${i}}\n")
+    endforeach()
+endif()
+file(WRITE "${OUT_FILE}" "${content}")
diff --git a/configure.bat b/configure.bat
index d90ebd150d..90d2eaa4f5 100644
--- a/configure.bat
+++ b/configure.bat
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ goto :eof
 
 rem Write config.opt if we're not currently -redo'ing
 if "%rargs%" == "" (
-    if exist "%TOPQTDIR%\config.opt" del "%TOPQTDIR%\config.opt"
-    for %%a in (%ARGS%) do echo %%a >> "%TOPQTDIR%\config.opt"
+    cmake -DOUT_FILE=config.opt -P "%QTSRC%\cmake\QtWriteArgsFile.cmake" %*
 )
 
 rem Launch CMake-based configure