diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 8392ab46c7..d08c93771f 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -2394,7 +2394,7 @@ function(qt_create_tracepoints name tracePointsFile)
 endfunction()
 
 function(qt_get_relative_resource_path_for_file output_alias file)
-    get_property(alias SOURCE ${file} PROPERTY alias)
+    get_property(alias SOURCE ${file} PROPERTY QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS)
     if (NOT alias)
         set(alias "${file}")
     endif()
@@ -2566,7 +2566,7 @@ function(add_qt_resource target resourceName)
             # Unless otherwise specified, we should use the original file path
             # as alias.
             if (alias STREQUAL resource_file)
-                set_source_files_properties(${resource_file} PROPERTIES alias ${file})
+                set_source_files_properties(${resource_file} PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS ${file})
             endif()
             file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${resource_file} resource_file)
             list(APPEND resource_files ${resource_file})
diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e6936bc79..a972bfbc65 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ add_qt_resource(Gui qmake_webgradients PREFIX "/qgradient" BASE "painting" FILES
 # special case end
 
 set_source_files_properties("painting/../../3rdparty/icc/sRGB2014.icc"
-    PROPERTIES alias "sRGB2014.icc"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "sRGB2014.icc"
 )
 add_qt_resource(Gui "qpdf"
     PREFIX
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/CMakeLists.txt
index f4989649e2..3d0d37b7ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ add_qt_plugin(qwindows
 
 # Resources:
 set_source_files_properties("openglblacklists/default.json"
-    PROPERTIES alias "default.json")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "default.json")
 add_qt_resource(qwindows "openglblacklists" PREFIX "/qt-project.org/windows/openglblacklists" FILES
     openglblacklists/default.json)
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index a4c4ea16a3..f3abc16550 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -234,17 +234,17 @@ add_qt_resource(Widgets "qstyle" PREFIX "/qt-project.org/styles/commonstyle" BAS
     images/viewlist-16.png
     images/viewlist-32.png)
 set_source_files_properties("styles/images/closedock-down-macstyle-16.png"
-    PROPERTIES alias "images/closedock-down-16.png")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "images/closedock-down-16.png")
 set_source_files_properties("styles/images/closedock-macstyle-16.png"
-    PROPERTIES alias "images/closedock-16.png")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "images/closedock-16.png")
 set_source_files_properties("styles/images/dockdock-down-macstyle-16.png"
-    PROPERTIES alias "images/dockdock-down-16.png")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "images/dockdock-down-16.png")
 set_source_files_properties("styles/images/dockdock-macstyle-16.png"
-    PROPERTIES alias "images/dockdock-16.png")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "images/dockdock-16.png")
 set_source_files_properties("styles/images/toolbar-ext-macstyle.png"
-    PROPERTIES alias "images/toolbar-ext.png")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "images/toolbar-ext.png")
 set_source_files_properties("styles/images/toolbar-ext-macstyle@2x.png"
-    PROPERTIES alias "images/toolbar-ext@2x.png")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "images/toolbar-ext@2x.png")
 add_qt_resource(Widgets "qstyle1" PREFIX "/qt-project.org/styles/macstyle" BASE "styles" FILES
     images/closedock-down-macstyle-16.png
     images/closedock-macstyle-16.png
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-cache/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-cache/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bbb6ee81f..6bd76e0b9e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-cache/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-cache/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qmimedatabase-cache
 
 # Resources:
 set_source_files_properties("../qml-again.xml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "qml-again.xml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "qml-again.xml"
 )
 set_source_files_properties("../test.qml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "test.qml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "test.qml"
 )
 set_source_files_properties("../text-x-objcsrc.xml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "text-x-objcsrc.xml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "text-x-objcsrc.xml"
 )
 set_source_files_properties("../yast2-metapackage-handler-mimetypes.xml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "yast2-metapackage-handler-mimetypes.xml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "yast2-metapackage-handler-mimetypes.xml"
 )
 add_qt_resource(tst_qmimedatabase-cache "testdata"
     PREFIX
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-xml/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-xml/CMakeLists.txt
index e8c5a9e9f4..d9491fd34b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-xml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/mimetypes/qmimedatabase/qmimedatabase-xml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qmimedatabase-xml
 
 # Resources:
 set_source_files_properties("../qml-again.xml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "qml-again.xml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "qml-again.xml"
 )
 set_source_files_properties("../test.qml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "test.qml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "test.qml"
 )
 set_source_files_properties("../text-x-objcsrc.xml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "text-x-objcsrc.xml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "text-x-objcsrc.xml"
 )
 set_source_files_properties("../yast2-metapackage-handler-mimetypes.xml"
-    PROPERTIES alias "yast2-metapackage-handler-mimetypes.xml"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "yast2-metapackage-handler-mimetypes.xml"
 )
 add_qt_resource(tst_qmimedatabase-xml "testdata"
     PREFIX
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ae7a4d0fe0..c92342c115 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qnetworkreply
 
 # Resources:
 set_source_files_properties("../resource"
-    PROPERTIES alias "resource"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "resource"
 )
 add_qt_resource(tst_qnetworkreply "qnetworkreply"
     PREFIX
diff --git a/tests/auto/opengl/qgl/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/opengl/qgl/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d1ef8bbbf..8d640a6f52 100644
--- a/tests/auto/opengl/qgl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/opengl/qgl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qgl
 
 # Resources:
 set_source_files_properties("../../gui/image/qpixmap/images/designer.png"
-    PROPERTIES alias "designer.png"
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "designer.png"
 )
 add_qt_resource(tst_qgl "qgl"
     PREFIX
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfontdialog/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfontdialog/CMakeLists.txt
index 58cda26f0a..5edc1c79aa 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfontdialog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfontdialog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qfontdialog
 
 # Resources:
 set_source_files_properties("../../../shared/resources/test.ttf"
-    PROPERTIES alias "test.ttf")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "test.ttf")
 set_source_files_properties("../../../shared/resources/testfont.ttf"
-    PROPERTIES alias "testfont.ttf")
+    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "testfont.ttf")
 add_qt_resource(tst_qfontdialog "testfonts" PREFIX "/" FILES
     ../../../shared/resources/test.ttf
     ../../../shared/resources/testfont.ttf)
diff --git a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
index b57a4beb1f..29fd885370 100755
--- a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def write_add_qt_resource_call(target: str, resource_name: str, prefix: typing.O
         if alias:
             full_source = os.path.join(base_dir, source)
             output += 'set_source_files_properties("{}"\n' \
-                      '    PROPERTIES alias "{}"\n)\n'.format(full_source, alias)
+                      '    PROPERTIES QT_RESOURCE_ALIAS "{}"\n)\n'.format(full_source, alias)
 
     # Quote file paths in case there are spaces.
     sorted_files = ['"{}"'.format(f) for f in sorted_files]