diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6657870e4b7..b6c9b462f24 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -271,12 +271,9 @@ macSDKify()
                 val=$(echo $sdk_val $(echo $val | cut -s -d ' ' -f 2-))
                 echo "$var=$val"
             ;;
-            QMAKE_CFLAGS=*|QMAKE_CXXFLAGS=*)
+            QMAKE_CFLAGS=*|QMAKE_CXXFLAGS=*|QMAKE_LFLAGS=*)
                 echo "$line -isysroot $sysroot $version_min_flag"
             ;;
-            QMAKE_LFLAGS=*)
-                echo "$line -Wl,-syslibroot,$sysroot $version_min_flag"
-            ;;
             *)
                 echo "$line"
             ;;
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/mac/default_post.prf b/mkspecs/features/mac/default_post.prf
index ba163efc183..92a9112bca6 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/mac/default_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/mac/default_post.prf
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ macx-xcode {
                 -isysroot$$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $$sdk)
             QMAKE_XARCH_LFLAGS_$${arch} = $$version_min_flags \
                 -Xarch_$${arch} \
-                -Wl,-syslibroot,$$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $$sdk)
+                -isysroot$$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $$sdk)
 
             QMAKE_XARCH_CFLAGS += $(EXPORT_QMAKE_XARCH_CFLAGS_$${arch})
             QMAKE_XARCH_LFLAGS += $(EXPORT_QMAKE_XARCH_LFLAGS_$${arch})
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ macx-xcode {
         version_min_flag = -m$${version_identifier}-version-min=$$deployment_target
         QMAKE_CFLAGS += -isysroot $$sysroot_path $$version_min_flag
         QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -isysroot $$sysroot_path $$version_min_flag
-        QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-syslibroot,$$sysroot_path $$version_min_flag
+        QMAKE_LFLAGS += -isysroot $$sysroot_path $$version_min_flag
     }
 
     # Enable precompiled headers for multiple architectures