diff --git a/cmake/QtTopLevelHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtTopLevelHelpers.cmake
index 8643b850..2d06a8fd 100644
--- a/cmake/QtTopLevelHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtTopLevelHelpers.cmake
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ function(qt_internal_sort_module_dependencies modules out_all_ordered dependenci
                 "${${module_dependencies_list_var_name}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
         if(NOT module_depends)
             list(APPEND no_dependencies "${module}")
+        else()
+            set(ordered "${out_ordered}")
         endif()
-        set(ordered "${out_ordered}")
     endforeach()
     if (no_dependencies)
         list(APPEND ordered "${no_dependencies}")