diff --git a/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp b/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp
index ac9a0856ff8..42bb85bb021 100644
--- a/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp
+++ b/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ QMakeGlobals::QMakeGlobals()
     dirlist_sep = QLatin1Char(':');
     dir_sep = QLatin1Char('/');
 #endif
-    qmakespec = getEnv(QLatin1String("QMAKESPEC"));
 }
 
 QMakeGlobals::~QMakeGlobals()