diff --git a/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro b/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro
index 521a9112199..d0945465a05 100644
--- a/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro
+++ b/config.tests/qpa/eglfs-egldevice/eglfs-egldevice.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ for(p, QMAKE_LIBDIR_EGL) {
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL
 LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_EGL
-
-LIBS += -ldrm
-
+CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
+!contains(QT_CONFIG, no-pkg-config) {
+    PKGCONFIG += libdrm
+} else {
+    LIBS += -ldrm
+}
 CONFIG -= qt