diff --git a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
index 98b5a328e4..f68e283862 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
@@ -2202,6 +2202,24 @@ MakefileGenerator::writeExtraVariables(QTextStream &t)
     }
 }
 
+bool
+MakefileGenerator::writeDummyMakefile(QTextStream &t)
+{
+    if (project->values("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS").isEmpty())
+        return false;
+    t << "QMAKE    = " << var("QMAKE_QMAKE") << endl;
+    const ProStringList &qut = project->values("QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS");
+    for (ProStringList::ConstIterator it = qut.begin(); it != qut.end(); ++it)
+        t << *it << " ";
+    t << "first all clean install distclean uninstall qmake_all:\n\t"
+      << "@echo \"Some of the required modules ("
+      << var("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS") << ") are not available.\"\n\t"
+      << "@echo \"Skipped.\"\n\n";
+    writeMakeQmake(t);
+    t << "FORCE:\n\n";
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool
 MakefileGenerator::writeStubMakefile(QTextStream &t)
 {
diff --git a/qmake/generators/makefile.h b/qmake/generators/makefile.h
index 47acc8098f..09327c599c 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/makefile.h
+++ b/qmake/generators/makefile.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ protected:
     void writeExtraTargets(QTextStream &t);
     void writeExtraCompilerTargets(QTextStream &t);
     void writeExtraCompilerVariables(QTextStream &t);
+    bool writeDummyMakefile(QTextStream &t);
     virtual bool writeStubMakefile(QTextStream &t);
     virtual bool writeMakefile(QTextStream &t);
 
diff --git a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
index cd6f441472..2373059f79 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
@@ -80,19 +80,8 @@ UnixMakefileGenerator::writeMakefile(QTextStream &t)
 {
 
     writeHeader(t);
-    if(!project->values("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS").isEmpty()) {
-        t << "QMAKE    = " << var("QMAKE_QMAKE") << endl;
-        const ProStringList &qut = project->values("QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS");
-        for (ProStringList::ConstIterator it = qut.begin(); it != qut.end(); ++it)
-            t << *it << " ";
-        t << "first all clean install distclean uninstall qmake_all:\n\t"
-          << "@echo \"Some of the required modules ("
-          << var("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS") << ") are not available.\"\n\t"
-          << "@echo \"Skipped.\"\n\n";
-        writeMakeQmake(t);
-        t << "FORCE:\n\n";
+    if (writeDummyMakefile(t))
         return true;
-    }
 
     if (project->values("TEMPLATE").first() == "app" ||
         project->values("TEMPLATE").first() == "lib" ||
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
index 38e6c56bb5..29b27cb7d7 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
@@ -114,14 +114,8 @@ bool MingwMakefileGenerator::findLibraries()
 bool MingwMakefileGenerator::writeMakefile(QTextStream &t)
 {
     writeHeader(t);
-    if(!project->values("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS").isEmpty()) {
-        t << "all clean:\n\t"
-          << "@echo \"Some of the required modules ("
-          << var("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS") << ") are not available.\"\n\t"
-          << "@echo \"Skipped.\"\n\n";
-        writeMakeQmake(t);
+    if (writeDummyMakefile(t))
         return true;
-    }
 
     if(project->first("TEMPLATE") == "app" ||
        project->first("TEMPLATE") == "lib" ||
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
index 8af80e572e..f7b85d3621 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
@@ -58,17 +58,8 @@ bool
 NmakeMakefileGenerator::writeMakefile(QTextStream &t)
 {
     writeHeader(t);
-    if(!project->values("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS").isEmpty()) {
-        const ProStringList &qut = project->values("QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS");
-        for (ProStringList::ConstIterator it = qut.begin(); it != qut.end(); ++it)
-            t << *it << " ";
-        t << "all first clean:\n\t"
-          << "@echo \"Some of the required modules ("
-          << var("QMAKE_FAILED_REQUIREMENTS") << ") are not available.\"\n\t"
-          << "@echo \"Skipped.\"\n\n";
-        writeMakeQmake(t);
+    if (writeDummyMakefile(t))
         return true;
-    }
 
     if(project->first("TEMPLATE") == "app" ||
        project->first("TEMPLATE") == "lib" ||