diff --git a/cmake/macros/AddCustomQrcPath.cmake b/cmake/macros/AddCustomQrcPath.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bd54baa4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/macros/AddCustomQrcPath.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# adds a custom path and local path to the inserted CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR list which
+# can be given to the GENERATE_QRC command
+
+function(ADD_CUSTOM_QRC_PATH CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR IMPORT_PATH LOCAL_PATH)
+  list(APPEND ${CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR} "${IMPORT_PATH}=${LOCAL_PATH}")
+  set(${CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR} ${${CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR}} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index fc3bc4a0d1..a49019e775 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ endfunction()
 
 set(CUSTOM_INTERFACE_QRC_PATHS "")
 
-function(ADD_CUSTOM_QRC_PATH CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR IMPORT_PATH LOCAL_PATH)
-  list(APPEND ${CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR} "${IMPORT_PATH}=${LOCAL_PATH}")
-  set(${CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR} ${${CUSTOM_PATHS_VAR}} PARENT_SCOPE)
-endfunction()
-
 find_npm()
 
 if (BUILD_TOOLS AND NPM_EXECUTABLE)