diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 29ae78aa04..e4849939fc 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1001,6 +1001,10 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(Gui CONDITION QT_FEATURE_xkbcommon AND UNIX
         platform/unix/qxkbcommon_3rdparty.cpp
     LIBRARIES
         XKB::XKB
+# special case begin
+    PRIVATE_MODULE_INTERFACE
+        XKB::XKB
+# special case end
 )
 
 qt_internal_extend_target(Gui CONDITION IOS OR MACOS