diff --git a/bin/qt-configure-module.in b/bin/qt-configure-module.in
index 06219436188..690fc014782 100755
--- a/bin/qt-configure-module.in
+++ b/bin/qt-configure-module.in
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ opttmpfilepath=${outpathPrefix}/config.opt.in
 redofilepath=${outpathPrefix}/config.redo.last
 redotmpfilepath=${outpathPrefix}/config.redo.in
 
-qt_cmake_private_path="$script_dir_path/../libexec"
+qt_cmake_private_path="$script_dir_path/../@INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@"
 
 fresh_requested_arg=
 if [ -z "$optfile" ]; then   # only write optfile if not currently redoing