diff --git a/.cmake.conf b/.cmake.conf
index 1a97dd237a..9e1d227e1c 100644
--- a/.cmake.conf
+++ b/.cmake.conf
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ set(QT_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) ${QT_COPYRIGHT_YEAR} The Qt Company Ltd and othe
 # Minimum requirement for building Qt
 set(QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_BUILDING_QT_SHARED "3.16")
 set(QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_BUILDING_QT_STATIC "3.21")
+set(QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_BUILDING_QT_APPLE "3.21")
 
 # Minimum requirement for consuming Qt in a user project.
 # This might be different in the future, e.g. be lower than the requirement for
 # building Qt.
 set(QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_USING_QT_SHARED "3.16")
 set(QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_USING_QT_STATIC "3.21")
+set(QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_USING_QT_APPLE "3.21")
 
 # Policy settings for commands defined by qtbase. These will also be injected
 # into the top level policy scope of each Qt module when building Qt so that
diff --git a/cmake/QtCMakeVersionHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtCMakeVersionHelpers.cmake
index c17a75e29f..322e58eed1 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCMakeVersionHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCMakeVersionHelpers.cmake
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ function(qt_internal_get_supported_min_cmake_version_for_building_qt out_var)
         set(supported_version "${QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_BUILDING_QT}")
 
     # We're building qtbase so the values come from .cmake.conf.
+    elseif(APPLE)
+        set(supported_version "${QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_BUILDING_QT_APPLE}")
     elseif(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         set(supported_version "${QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_BUILDING_QT_SHARED}")
     else()
@@ -30,7 +32,9 @@ function(qt_internal_get_supported_min_cmake_version_for_using_qt out_var)
             "It should have been set by this point.")
     endif()
 
-    if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    if(APPLE)
+        set(supported_version "${QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_USING_QT_APPLE}")
+    elseif(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         set(supported_version "${QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_USING_QT_SHARED}")
     else()
         set(supported_version "${QT_SUPPORTED_MIN_CMAKE_VERSION_FOR_USING_QT_STATIC}")