cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8) project(test_multiple_find_package) find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED) set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${Qt5Core_EXECUTABLE_COMPILE_FLAGS}") add_subdirectory(subdir1) add_executable(exe1 main.cpp) target_link_libraries(exe1 Qt5::Core)