diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@
 option(SKIP_INSTALL_ICONS "Skip installing the icons files" OFF)
 
 if(BINARY_ICONS_RESOURCE)
-    find_package(Qt5 NO_MODULE REQUIRED Core)
-    add_executable(qrcAlias qrcAlias.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(qrcAlias PUBLIC Qt5::Core)
+    if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND QRCALIAS_EXECUTABLE)
+        add_executable(qrcAlias IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+        set_target_properties(qrcAlias PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${QRCALIAS_EXECUTABLE})
+    else()
+        find_package(Qt5 NO_MODULE REQUIRED Core)
+        add_executable(qrcAlias qrcAlias.cpp)
+        target_link_libraries(qrcAlias PUBLIC Qt5::Core)
+    endif()
 
 function(generate_binary_resource target outfile)
     set(RESOURCES_WORKING_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/res)