diff --git a/cmake/QtFeature.cmake b/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
index ba4ca41c5b..4af38e20e3 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
@@ -403,8 +403,11 @@ endfunction()
 function(qt_pull_features_into_current_scope)
     cmake_parse_arguments(arg "PUBLIC_FEATURES;PRIVATE_FEATURES" "" "" ${ARGN})
     foreach(target IN ITEMS ${arg_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+        if(NOT "${target}" MATCHES "^Qt::[a-zA-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$")
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "${target} does not match Qt::[a-zA-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*. INVALID NAME.")
+        endif()
         if(NOT TARGET ${target})
-            continue()
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "${target} not found.")
         endif()
 
         get_target_property(target_type "${target}" TYPE)