diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
index cf1d159a7e1..feb6797f9f1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/qmlcomponents.tpl
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
 )
 
 FetchContent_GetProperties(ds)
-FetchContent_Populate(ds)
+
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.30")
+  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ds)
+else ()
+  FetchContent_Populate(ds)
+  add_subdirectory(${ds_SOURCE_DIR} ${ds_BINARY_DIR})
+endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     QuickStudioComponentsplugin
@@ -29,8 +35,6 @@ target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     QuickStudioUtilsplugin
 )
 
-add_subdirectory(${ds_SOURCE_DIR} ${ds_BINARY_DIR})
-
 target_compile_definitions(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
   BUILD_QDS_COMPONENTS=true
 )