diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12dd3947be..e4ed8cfc11 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -790,7 +790,11 @@ if(LYX_USE_QT MATCHES "QT6|QT5")
 	if (${QtVal}Core_FOUND)
 		find_package(${QtVal}Widgets CONFIG REQUIRED)
 		if(APPLE)
-			find_package(${QtVal}MacExtras CONFIG REQUIRED)
+			if (LYX_USE_QT MATCHES "QT6")
+				find_package(${QtVal}MacExtras CONFIG QUIET)
+			else()
+				find_package(${QtVal}MacExtras CONFIG REQUIRED)
+			endif()
 		endif()
 		find_package(${QtVal}X11Extras CONFIG QUIET)
 		find_package(${QtVal}WinExtras CONFIG QUIET)