diff --git a/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake b/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
index d7bef93491f..53522ee5f70 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ function(find_dependent_plugins varName)
   set(_RESULT ${ARGN})
 
   foreach(i ${ARGN})
+    if(NOT TARGET ${i})
+      continue()
+    endif()
+    set(_dep)
     get_property(_dep TARGET "${i}" PROPERTY _arg_DEPENDS)
     if (_dep)
       find_dependent_plugins(_REC ${_dep})