diff --git a/modules/ECMFindQMLModule.cmake.in b/modules/ECMFindQMLModule.cmake.in
--- a/modules/ECMFindQMLModule.cmake.in
+++ b/modules/ECMFindQMLModule.cmake.in
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 
-find_program(QMLPLUGINDUMP_PROGRAM qmlplugindump)
+find_program(QMLPLUGINDUMP_PROGRAM NAMES qmlplugindump HINTS /usr/lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}/qt5/bin/)
 if(NOT QMLPLUGINDUMP_PROGRAM)
     message(WARNING "Could not find qmlplugindump. It is necessary to look up qml module dependencies.")
 endif()