diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 273e8b01f90..0d30c975042 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2816,8 +2816,14 @@ if [ -z "$QT_INSTALL_BINS" ]; then #default
 fi
 QT_INSTALL_BINS=`"$relpath/config.tests/unix/makeabs" "$QT_INSTALL_BINS"`
 
+if [ "$XPLATFORM_MINGW" = "yes" ]; then
+    QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS_DIRNAME="lib"
+else
+    QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS_DIRNAME="libexec"
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS" ]; then #default
-    QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS="$QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/libexec" #fallback
+    QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS="$QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/$$QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS_DIRNAME" #fallback
 fi
 QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS=`"$relpath/config.tests/unix/makeabs" "$QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS"`
 
@@ -3039,7 +3045,7 @@ Installation options:
     -plugindir <dir> ...... Plugins will be installed to <dir>
                             (default ARCHDATADIR/plugins)
     -libexecdir <dir> ..... Program executables will be installed to <dir>
-                            (default ARCHDATADIR/libexec)
+                            (default ARCHDATADIR/$QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS_DIRNAME)
     -importdir <dir> ...... Imports for QML1 will be installed to <dir>
                             (default ARCHDATADIR/imports)
     -qmldir <dir> ......... Imports for QML2 will be installed to <dir>
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index 240859aa14d..5fe1e029fb4 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ bool Configure::displayHelp()
         desc(       "-libdir <dir>",                    "Libraries will be installed to <dir>\n(default PREFIX/lib)");
         desc(       "-headerdir <dir>",                 "Headers will be installed to <dir>\n(default PREFIX/include)");
         desc(       "-archdatadir <dir>",               "Architecture-dependent data used by Qt will be installed to <dir>\n(default PREFIX)");
-        desc(       "-libexecdir <dir>",                "Program executables will be installed to <dir>\n(default ARCHDATADIR/libexec)");
+        desc(       "-libexecdir <dir>",                "Program executables will be installed to <dir>\n(default ARCHDATADIR/lib)");
         desc(       "-plugindir <dir>",                 "Plugins will be installed to <dir>\n(default ARCHDATADIR/plugins)");
         desc(       "-importdir <dir>",                 "Imports for QML1 will be installed to <dir>\n(default ARCHDATADIR/imports)");
         desc(       "-qmldir <dir>",                    "Imports for QML2 will be installed to <dir>\n(default ARCHDATADIR/qml)");
@@ -3561,8 +3561,12 @@ void Configure::generateQConfigCpp()
         dictionary["QT_INSTALL_LIBS"] = qipempty ? "" : dictionary["QT_INSTALL_PREFIX"] + "/lib";
     if (!dictionary["QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA"].size())
         dictionary["QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA"] = qipempty ? "" : dictionary["QT_INSTALL_PREFIX"];
-    if (!dictionary["QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS"].size())
-        dictionary["QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS"] = qipempty ? "" : dictionary["QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA"] + "/libexec";
+    if (!dictionary["QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS"].size()) {
+        if (dictionary["QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA"] == dictionary["QT_INSTALL_PREFIX"])
+            dictionary["QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS"] = qipempty ? "" : dictionary["QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA"] + "/lib";
+        else
+            dictionary["QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS"] = qipempty ? "" : dictionary["QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA"] + "/libexec";
+    }
     if (!dictionary["QT_INSTALL_BINS"].size())
         dictionary["QT_INSTALL_BINS"] = qipempty ? "" : dictionary["QT_INSTALL_PREFIX"] + "/bin";
     if (!dictionary["QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS"].size())