diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/CMakeLists.txt
index 489aa32ef6..b804326d15 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(QTlsBackendOpenSSLPlugin CONDITION WIN32
 if(QT_FEATURE_openssl_linked)
     target_link_libraries(QTlsBackendOpenSSLPlugin PRIVATE WrapOpenSSL::WrapOpenSSL)
 else()
-    qt_internal_add_target_include_dirs_and_optionally_propagate(QTlsBackendOpenSSLPlugin
-        WrapOpenSSLHeaders::WrapOpenSSLHeaders
-    )
+    qt_internal_add_target_include_dirs(QTlsBackendOpenSSLPlugin
+                                        WrapOpenSSLHeaders::WrapOpenSSLHeaders)
 endif()