diff --git a/mkspecs/cmake/Qt5BasicConfig.cmake.in b/mkspecs/cmake/Qt5BasicConfig.cmake.in
index a6e39b6e99..fa8a371bb9 100644
--- a/mkspecs/cmake/Qt5BasicConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/mkspecs/cmake/Qt5BasicConfig.cmake.in
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ list(APPEND _Qt5Gui_LIB_DEPENDENCIES ${JPEG_LIBRARIES})
 
 !!ENDIF # Static
 
-get_property(_qt5$${CMAKE_MODULE_NAME}TargetExists DIRECTORY PROPERTY _Qt5$${CMAKE_MODULE_NAME}_target)
-if (NOT _qt5$${CMAKE_MODULE_NAME}TargetExists)
-    set_property(DIRECTORY PROPERTY _Qt5$${CMAKE_MODULE_NAME}_target TRUE)
+if (NOT TARGET Qt5::$${CMAKE_MODULE_NAME})
 !!IF !isEmpty(CMAKE_STATIC_TYPE)
     add_library(Qt5::$${CMAKE_MODULE_NAME} STATIC IMPORTED)
 !!ELSE
diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 64b2b8acec..40ceea1fc0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ find_package(Qt5DBus QUIET)
 if (Qt5DBus_FOUND AND NOT APPLE)
     expect_pass(pass9)
 endif()
+expect_pass(pass10)
diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/pass10/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/pass10/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd7051a768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/pass10/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(pass10)
+
+find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
+
+add_subdirectory(subdir1)
+
diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/pass10/subdir1/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/pass10/subdir1/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86c05f5de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/pass10/subdir1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)