diff --git a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
index 96690ffad0..dcb1a05634 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuild.cmake
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function(qt_describe_module target)
     set(descfile_in "${QT_CMAKE_DIR}/ModuleDescription.json.in")
     set(descfile_out "${build_dir}/${target}.json")
     set(cross_compilation "false")
-    if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILE)
+    if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
         set(cross_compilation "true")
     endif()
     configure_file("${descfile_in}" "${descfile_out}")