diff --git a/mkspecs/features/cmake_functions.prf b/mkspecs/features/cmake_functions.prf
index fac73b464c..a9b0c86cad 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/cmake_functions.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/cmake_functions.prf
@@ -63,3 +63,8 @@ defineReplace(cmakeProcessLibs) {
     }
     return ($$join(out, ";"))
 }
+
+defineReplace(cmakeRelativePath) {
+    path = $$relative_path($$1, $$2)
+    return($$replace(path, ([^/])$, \\1/))
+}
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf b/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf
index 7a200056ae..58a0620e01 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
 
 load(cmake_functions)
 
-defineReplace(cmakeRelativePath) {
-    path = $$relative_path($$1, $$2)
-    return($$replace(path, ([^/])$, \\1/))
-}
-
 CMAKE_MODULE_NAME = $$cmakeModuleName($${MODULE})
 
 CMAKE_MODULE_DEPS = $$cmakeModuleList($$sort_depends(QT.$${MODULE}.depends, QT.))