diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
index 74f5fc1913..58343d998c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ endfunction()
 
 # Generate the deployment settings json file for a cmake target.
 function(qt6_android_generate_deployment_settings target)
+    # Information extracted from mkspecs/features/android/android_deployment_settings.prf
+    if (NOT TARGET ${target})
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "${target} is not a cmake target")
+    endif()
+
     # When parsing JSON file format backslashes and follow up symbols are regarded as special
     # characters. This puts Windows path format into a trouble.
     # _qt_internal_android_format_deployment_paths converts sensitive paths to the CMake format
@@ -36,12 +41,6 @@ function(qt6_android_generate_deployment_settings target)
         _qt_is_android_generate_deployment_settings_called TRUE
     )
 
-    # Information extracted from mkspecs/features/android/android_deployment_settings.prf
-    if (NOT TARGET ${target})
-        message(SEND_ERROR "${target} is not a cmake target")
-        return()
-    endif()
-
     get_target_property(target_type ${target} TYPE)
 
     if (NOT "${target_type}" STREQUAL "MODULE_LIBRARY")