diff --git a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
index ee5e7a1f16..78e0c671af 100644
--- a/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtExecutableHelpers.cmake
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ function(qt_internal_add_executable name)
 
     if(WASM)
         qt_internal_wasm_add_finalizers("${name}")
-        _qt_internal_wasm_add_target_helpers("${name}")
     endif()
 
     # Check if target needs to be excluded from all target. Also affects qt_install.
diff --git a/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake
index 07de3751ef..b1d0c5e877 100644
--- a/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 function(qt_internal_wasm_add_finalizers target)
     qt_add_list_file_finalizer(_qt_internal_add_wasm_extra_exported_methods ${target})
+    qt_add_list_file_finalizer(_qt_internal_wasm_add_target_helpers ${target})
 endfunction()