diff --git a/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake b/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
index 08167535e32..0cd3602d543 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
@@ -338,12 +338,18 @@ function(add_qtc_depends target_name)
   foreach(obj_lib IN LISTS object_lib_depends)
     target_compile_options(${target_name} PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS>)
     target_compile_definitions(${target_name} PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>)
-    target_include_directories(${target_name} PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
+    if (obj_lib MATCHES "Qt::.*|GoogleTest")
+      set(system_include "SYSTEM")
+    endif()
+    target_include_directories(${target_name} ${system_include} PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
   endforeach()
   foreach(obj_lib IN LISTS object_public_depends)
     target_compile_options(${target_name} PUBLIC $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS>)
     target_compile_definitions(${target_name} PUBLIC $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>)
-    target_include_directories(${target_name} PUBLIC $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
+    if (obj_lib MATCHES "Qt::.*|GoogleTest")
+      set(system_include "SYSTEM")
+    endif()
+    target_include_directories(${target_name} ${system_include} PUBLIC $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${obj_lib},INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
   endforeach()
 endfunction()