diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupShibokenAndPyside.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupShibokenAndPyside.cmake
index ee0a6142f5..0cd35615ca 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupShibokenAndPyside.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupShibokenAndPyside.cmake
@@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ macro(SetupShibokenAndPyside)
             endif()
         endif()
 
-        if(NOT SHIBOKEN_INCLUDE_DIR)
+        # pyside2 changed it's cmake files, this is the dance we have
+        # to dance to be compatible with the old (<5.12) and the new versions (>=5.12)
+        if(NOT SHIBOKEN_LIBRARY AND TARGET Shiboken2::libshiboken)
+                get_property(SHIBOKEN_LIBRARY TARGET Shiboken2::libshiboken PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE)
+        endif(NOT SHIBOKEN_LIBRARY AND TARGET Shiboken2::libshiboken)
+
+        if(NOT SHIBOKEN_LIBRARY)
             message("====================\n"
                     "shiboken2 not found.\n"
                     "====================\n")
-        endif(NOT SHIBOKEN_INCLUDE_DIR)
+        endif(NOT SHIBOKEN_LIBRARY)
 
         find_package(PySide2 QUIET)# REQUIRED
         if(NOT PYSIDE_INCLUDE_DIR)