diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
index a05da5f49e..8786f77c4c 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ linux*:QMAKE_LFLAGS += $$QMAKE_LFLAGS_NOUNDEF
 QT += $$QT_PRIVATE
 unset(QT_PRIVATE)
 
-!build_pass:!isEmpty(DESTDIR):CONFIG += create_cmake
+!build_pass:!internal_module:!isEmpty(DESTDIR):CONFIG += create_cmake
 
 contains(TARGET, QtAddOn.*): \
     DEFINES += QT_BUILD_ADDON_$${ucmodule}_LIB
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
index 6becab9869..251013fad4 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
+++ b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@ load(qt_build_config)
 TARGET     = QtPlatformSupport
 QT         = core-private gui-private
 
-CONFIG += static
+CONFIG += static internal_module
 mac:LIBS += -lz -framework CoreFoundation -framework Carbon
 
 load(qt_module_config)
 
-# The platformsupport module is internal, so there is no
-# need to create a cmake file for it. This needs to appear
-# after load(qt_module_config) so that it overrides the
-# setting to create cmake files which exists there.
-CONFIG -= create_cmake
-
 DEFINES += QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII
 PRECOMPILED_HEADER = ../corelib/global/qt_pch.h