diff --git a/mkspecs/features/win32/windows.prf b/mkspecs/features/win32/windows.prf
index 6d8289d949e..f19a42b7e26 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/win32/windows.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/win32/windows.prf
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ contains(TEMPLATE, ".*app"){
 
     qt:for(entryLib, $$list($$unique(QMAKE_LIBS_QT_ENTRY))) {
         isEqual(entryLib, -lqtmain): {
+            !contains(QMAKE_DEFAULT_LIBDIRS, $$QT.core.libs): \
+                QMAKE_LIBS += -L$$QT.core.libs
             CONFIG(debug, debug|release): QMAKE_LIBS += $${entryLib}$${QT_LIBINFIX}d
             else: QMAKE_LIBS += $${entryLib}$${QT_LIBINFIX}
         } else {