diff --git a/mkspecs/features/permissions.prf b/mkspecs/features/permissions.prf
index 862f0cb58c6..7c97be5681b 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/permissions.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/permissions.prf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-isEmpty(QMAKE_INFO_PLIST): \
+isEmpty(QMAKE_INFO_PLIST)|!exists($$QMAKE_INFO_PLIST): \
     return()
 
 for(plugin, QT_PLUGINS) {