diff --git a/KF5ConfigConfig.cmake.in b/KF5ConfigConfig.cmake.in
--- a/KF5ConfigConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/KF5ConfigConfig.cmake.in
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 find_dependency(Qt5Xml "@REQUIRED_QT_VERSION@")
 
 if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND KF5_HOST_TOOLING)
-    find_file(KCONFIGCOMPILER_PATH KF5Config/KF5ConfigCompilerTargets.cmake PATHS ${KF5_HOST_TOOLING} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+    find_file(KCONFIGCOMPILER_PATH KF5Config/KF5ConfigCompilerTargets.cmake
+        PATHS ${KF5_HOST_TOOLING} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
+        NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+        NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH)
     include("${KCONFIGCOMPILER_PATH}")
 else()
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/KF5ConfigCompilerTargets.cmake")