diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 78021b3..2f0200f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ option(NO_PLASMOID "whether building the Plasma 5 plasmoid should be skipped" "$
 
 # allow using non-default configuration
 set(CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "sets the suffix for find_package() calls to packages configured via c++utilities")
+set(CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES "${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX}" CACHE STRING "sets the suffix for qtutilities")
 
 # add subdirectories
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/cli/CMakeLists.txt b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
index e83d218..106fde0 100644
--- a/cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${QT_UTILITIES_MODULE_DIRS})
 list(APPEND PRIVATE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${QT_UTILITIES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
diff --git a/connector/CMakeLists.txt b/connector/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d6356c..0800674 100644
--- a/connector/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/connector/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities(VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
 
 # find qtutilities (only headers and CMake modules used)
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${QT_UTILITIES_MODULE_DIRS})
 list(APPEND PUBLIC_INCLUDE_DIRS ${QT_UTILITIES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
diff --git a/model/CMakeLists.txt b/model/CMakeLists.txt
index 70503c5..bce785f 100644
--- a/model/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/model/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities (only CMake modules used)
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries
diff --git a/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt b/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
index 462fb97..ab77207 100644
--- a/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities (only CMake modules used)
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${QT_UTILITIES_MODULE_DIRS})
 
 # find syncthingconnector
diff --git a/tray/CMakeLists.txt b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
index eafd081..eed7681 100644
--- a/tray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.6.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries
diff --git a/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index bbb9327..1a6bc38 100644
--- a/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.0.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries