diff --git a/cmake/QtFeature.cmake b/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
index e61b13d0608..199b844cf89 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFeature.cmake
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ function(qt_get_platform_try_compile_vars out_var)
     list(APPEND flags "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE")
     list(APPEND flags "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO")
     list(APPEND flags "CMAKE_OBJCOPY")
+    list(APPEND flags "CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS")
 
     # Pass toolchain files.
     if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)