diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/CMakeLists.txt.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/CMakeLists.txt.mustache
index 62ccdff1bfe..2a560439bbb 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/CMakeLists.txt.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/CMakeLists.txt.mustache
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project({{{packageName}}})
 
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Network Gui)
 find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Network Gui)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/CMakeLists.txt
index cf6ea32ab3b..51c19e891bd 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(CppQtPetstoreClient)
 
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Network Gui)
 find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Network Gui)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)