diff --git a/cmake/Qt3rdPartyLibraryHelpers.cmake b/cmake/Qt3rdPartyLibraryHelpers.cmake
index d562024ca3..1db4683c69 100644
--- a/cmake/Qt3rdPartyLibraryHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Qt3rdPartyLibraryHelpers.cmake
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ function(qt_internal_add_3rdparty_library target)
 
     qt_internal_add_common_qt_library_helper(${target} ${library_helper_args})
 
-    if(NOT arg_INTERFACE)
-        qt_set_common_target_properties(${target})
-    endif()
-
     set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
         _qt_module_interface_name "${target}"
     )
@@ -195,6 +191,10 @@ function(qt_internal_add_3rdparty_library target)
         OUTPUT_NAME "${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}${target}"
     )
 
+    if(NOT arg_INTERFACE)
+        qt_set_common_target_properties(${target})
+    endif()
+
     if(NOT arg_SKIP_AUTOMOC)
         qt_autogen_tools_initial_setup(${target})
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
index 6821d1e19d..0d17d0b362 100644
--- a/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ function(qt_internal_add_module target)
 
     set(property_prefix "INTERFACE_")
     if(NOT arg_HEADER_MODULE)
-        qt_set_common_target_properties(${target})
         set(property_prefix "")
     endif()
 
@@ -293,6 +292,8 @@ function(qt_internal_add_module target)
             )
         endif()
 
+        qt_set_common_target_properties(${target})
+
         if (WIN32 AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
             _qt_internal_generate_win32_rc_file(${target})
         endif()
diff --git a/cmake/QtPluginHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPluginHelpers.cmake
index 49fbe0eed2..03ff7de1c9 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPluginHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPluginHelpers.cmake
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ function(qt_internal_add_plugin target)
         endif()
     endif()
 
-    qt_set_common_target_properties(${target})
     qt_set_target_info_properties(${target} ${ARGN} TARGET_VERSION "${arg_VERSION}")
 
     # Override the OUTPUT_NAME that qt6_add_plugin() set, we need to account for
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ function(qt_internal_add_plugin target)
         endif()
     endif()
 
+    qt_set_common_target_properties("${target}")
     qt_internal_add_target_aliases("${target}")
     qt_skip_warnings_are_errors_when_repo_unclean("${target}")
     _qt_internal_apply_strict_cpp("${target}")
diff --git a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
index 9640287ea9..b425d1bfa2 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTargetHelpers.cmake
@@ -650,8 +650,12 @@ function(qt_internal_set_compile_pdb_names target)
     if(MSVC)
         get_target_property(target_type ${target} TYPE)
         if(target_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY" OR target_type STREQUAL "OBJECT_LIBRARY")
-            set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES COMPILE_PDB_NAME "${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}${target}")
-            set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES COMPILE_PDB_NAME_DEBUG "${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}${target}d")
+            get_target_property(output_name ${target} OUTPUT_NAME)
+            if(NOT output_name)
+                set(output_name "${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}${target}")
+            endif()
+            set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES COMPILE_PDB_NAME "${output_name}")
+            set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES COMPILE_PDB_NAME_DEBUG "${output_name}d")
         endif()
     endif()
 endfunction()
@@ -712,8 +716,9 @@ function(qt_internal_install_pdb_files target install_dir_path)
                         "Can't install pdb file for static library ${target}. "
                         "The ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY path is not known.")
             endif()
-            set(pdb_name "${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}${target}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>.pdb")
-            qt_path_join(compile_time_pdb_file_path "${lib_dir}" "${pdb_name}")
+            get_target_property(pdb_name "${target}" COMPILE_PDB_NAME)
+            qt_path_join(compile_time_pdb_file_path
+                         "${lib_dir}" "${pdb_name}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>.pdb")
 
             qt_install(FILES "${compile_time_pdb_file_path}"
                        DESTINATION "${install_dir_path}" OPTIONAL)
@@ -725,8 +730,9 @@ function(qt_internal_install_pdb_files target install_dir_path)
                     qt_path_join(pdb_dir "${pdb_dir}" "$<CONFIG>")
                 endif()
             endif()
-            set(pdb_name "${INSTALL_CMAKE_NAMESPACE}${target}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>.pdb")
-            qt_path_join(compile_time_pdb_file_path "${pdb_dir}" "${pdb_name}")
+            get_target_property(pdb_name "${target}" COMPILE_PDB_NAME)
+            qt_path_join(compile_time_pdb_file_path
+                         "${pdb_dir}" "${pdb_name}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>.pdb")
 
             qt_install(FILES "${compile_time_pdb_file_path}"
                 DESTINATION "${install_dir_path}" OPTIONAL)