diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 
 # create a Config.cmake and a ConfigVersion.cmake file and install them
 set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KF5CoreAddons")
+set(USED_QT_VERSION "${Qt5_VERSION}")
 
 if (BUILD_QCH)
     ecm_install_qch_export(
diff --git a/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in b/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in
--- a/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
-find_dependency(Qt5Core @REQUIRED_QT_VERSION@)
+find_dependency(Qt5Core @USED_QT_VERSION@)
 
 @PACKAGE_SETUP_AUTOMOC_VARIABLES@