diff --git a/dist/changes-5.1.0 b/dist/changes-5.1.0
index c9fdba2685d..d89914ce1a3 100644
--- a/dist/changes-5.1.0
+++ b/dist/changes-5.1.0
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ Qt for Windows CE
 ****************************************************************************
 
 
+****************************************************************************
+*                          Tools                                           *
+****************************************************************************
+
+- qmake
+
+  * Windows: The feature of finding the highest version number of LIBS
+    entries is turned off by default.
+    It can be turned on with "CONFIG += link_highest_lib_version".
+
+
 ****************************************************************************
 *                          Plugins                                         *
 ****************************************************************************
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp
index c6a70c75392..08674a323c9 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Win32MakefileGenerator::findHighestVersion(const QString &d, const QString &stem
         return vover.first().toInt();
 
     int biggest=-1;
-    if(!project->isActiveConfig("no_versionlink")) {
+    if (project->isActiveConfig("link_highest_lib_version")) {
         static QHash<QString, QStringList> dirEntryListCache;
         QStringList entries = dirEntryListCache.value(bd);
         if (entries.isEmpty()) {