diff --git a/config.tests/qpa/egl-x11/egl-x11.pro b/config.tests/qpa/egl-x11/egl-x11.pro
index c4e94ca40c5..aceb03dd783 100644
--- a/config.tests/qpa/egl-x11/egl-x11.pro
+++ b/config.tests/qpa/egl-x11/egl-x11.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SOURCES = egl-x11.cpp
 
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_EGL) {
-    exists($$p):LIBS += -L$$p
+    LIBS += -L$$p
 }
 
 !isEmpty(QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL): INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL
diff --git a/config.tests/qpa/egl/egl.pro b/config.tests/qpa/egl/egl.pro
index f04d053543f..b5396dab155 100644
--- a/config.tests/qpa/egl/egl.pro
+++ b/config.tests/qpa/egl/egl.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SOURCES = egl.cpp
 
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_EGL) {
-    exists($$p):LIBS += -L$$p
+    LIBS += -L$$p
 }
 
 !isEmpty(QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL): INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL
diff --git a/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-brcm/eglfs-brcm.pro b/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-brcm/eglfs-brcm.pro
index ce16a3a3911..d8b1c3ec7e1 100644
--- a/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-brcm/eglfs-brcm.pro
+++ b/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-brcm/eglfs-brcm.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CONFIG -= qt
 INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL
 
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_EGL) {
-    exists($$p):LIBS += -L$$p
+    LIBS += -L$$p
 }
 
 LIBS += -lEGL -lGLESv2 -lbcm_host
diff --git a/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro b/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro
index 87214abc7a9..521a9112199 100644
--- a/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro
+++ b/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SOURCES = eglfs-egldevice.cpp
 
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_EGL) {
-    exists($$p):LIBS += -L$$p
+    LIBS += -L$$p
 }
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL
diff --git a/config.tests/unix/opengles2/opengles2.pro b/config.tests/unix/opengles2/opengles2.pro
index c4d76895a87..da30b453c65 100644
--- a/config.tests/unix/opengles2/opengles2.pro
+++ b/config.tests/unix/opengles2/opengles2.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SOURCES = opengles2.cpp
 INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL_ES2
 
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL_ES2) {
-    exists($$p):LIBS += -L$$p
+    LIBS += -L$$p
 }
 
 CONFIG -= qt
diff --git a/config.tests/unix/opengles3/opengles3.pro b/config.tests/unix/opengles3/opengles3.pro
index 6942b573279..720985f14db 100644
--- a/config.tests/unix/opengles3/opengles3.pro
+++ b/config.tests/unix/opengles3/opengles3.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SOURCES = opengles3.cpp
 INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL_ES2
 
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL_ES2) {
-    exists($$p):LIBS += -L$$p
+    LIBS += -L$$p
 }
 
 CONFIG -= qt
diff --git a/config.tests/unix/opengles31/opengles31.pro b/config.tests/unix/opengles31/opengles31.pro
index 1df9cedfcd0..225180e1c69 100644
--- a/config.tests/unix/opengles31/opengles31.pro
+++ b/config.tests/unix/opengles31/opengles31.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SOURCES = opengles31.cpp
 INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL_ES2
 
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL_ES2) {
-    exists($$p):LIBS += -L$$p
+    LIBS += -L$$p
 }
 
 CONFIG -= qt
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/egl.prf b/mkspecs/features/egl.prf
index c3bdd9fdf45..9fa0c9e219b 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/egl.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/egl.prf
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ QMAKE_CFLAGS += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_EGL
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_EGL
 LIBS += $$QMAKE_LFLAGS_EGL
 for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_EGL) {
-    exists($$p): LIBS_PRIVATE += -L$$p
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += -L$$p
 }