diff --git a/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.cpp b/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.cpp
index 365e72e0fc2..c8461c1d75b 100644
--- a/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.cpp
+++ b/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.cpp
@@ -143,12 +143,15 @@ QString QMakeLibraryInfo::path(int loc)
     QString ret = rawLocation(loc, QMakeLibraryInfo::FinalPaths);
 
     // Automatically prepend the sysroot to target paths
-    if (loc < QMakeLibraryInfo::FirstHostPath || loc > QMakeLibraryInfo::LastHostPath)
+    if (loc < QMakeLibraryInfo::FirstHostPath)
         sysrootify(ret);
 
     return ret;
 }
 
+// from qlibraryinfo.cpp:
+void qlibraryinfo_keyAndDefault(QLibraryInfo::LibraryPath loc, QString *key, QString *value);
+
 struct LocationInfo
 {
     QString key;
@@ -159,7 +162,10 @@ static LocationInfo defaultLocationInfo(int loc)
 {
     LocationInfo result;
 
-    if (loc == QMakeLibraryInfo::SysrootPath) {
+    if (loc < QMakeLibraryInfo::FirstHostPath) {
+        qlibraryinfo_keyAndDefault(static_cast<QLibraryInfo::LibraryPath>(loc),
+                                   &result.key, &result.defaultValue);
+    } else if (loc == QMakeLibraryInfo::SysrootPath) {
         result.key = QStringLiteral("Sysroot");
     } else if (loc == QMakeLibraryInfo::SysrootifyPrefixPath) {
         result.key = QStringLiteral("SysrootifyPrefix");
@@ -171,12 +177,6 @@ static LocationInfo defaultLocationInfo(int loc)
         result.key = QLatin1String(qtConfEntries[loc].key);
         result.defaultValue = QLatin1String(qtConfEntries[loc].value);
     }
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN // On Windows we use the registry
-    else if (loc == QLibraryInfo::SettingsPath) {
-        result.key = QLatin1String("Settings");
-        result.defaultValue = QLatin1String(".");
-    }
-#endif
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ static QString storedPath(int loc)
     // will be built with a dummy path, thus the compile-time result of
     // strlen is meaningless.
     const char *volatile path = nullptr;
-    if (loc == QLibraryInfo::PrefixPath || loc == QMakeLibraryInfo::HostPrefixPath) {
+    if (loc < QMakeLibraryInfo::FirstHostPath) {
+        result = QLibraryInfo::path(static_cast<QLibraryInfo::LibraryPath>(loc));
+    } else if (loc == QMakeLibraryInfo::HostPrefixPath) {
         result = QLibraryInfo::path(QLibraryInfo::PrefixPath);
     } else if (loc == QMakeLibraryInfo::SysrootPath) {
         // empty result
@@ -203,10 +205,6 @@ static QString storedPath(int loc)
     } else if (unsigned(loc)
                <= sizeof(qt_configure_str_offsets) / sizeof(qt_configure_str_offsets[0])) {
         path = qt_configure_strs + qt_configure_str_offsets[loc - 1];
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN // On Windows we use the registry
-    } else if (loc == QLibraryInfo::SettingsPath) {
-        path = QT_CONFIGURE_SETTINGS_PATH;
-#endif
     }
 
     if (path)
diff --git a/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.h b/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.h
index 8d9f1455e61..bf1bae81d8e 100644
--- a/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.h
+++ b/qmake/qmakelibraryinfo.h
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ struct QMakeLibraryInfo
         HostLibraryExecutablesPath,
         HostLibrariesPath,
         HostDataPath,
+        HostPrefixPath,
+        LastHostPath = HostPrefixPath,
         TargetSpecPath,
         HostSpecPath,
-        HostPrefixPath,
         SysrootPath,
-        SysrootifyPrefixPath,
-        LastHostPath = SysrootifyPrefixPath
+        SysrootifyPrefixPath
     };
     enum PathGroup { FinalPaths, EffectivePaths, EffectiveSourcePaths, DevicePaths };
     static QString rawLocation(int loc, PathGroup group);
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qconfig.cpp.in b/src/corelib/global/qconfig.cpp.in
index 161ae0b6cdd..e27f3c3e693 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qconfig.cpp.in
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qconfig.cpp.in
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ static const struct {
 #endif
     { "HostLibraries", "lib" },
     { "HostData", "." },
+    { "HostPrefix", "" },
     { "TargetSpec", "" },
     { "HostSpec", "" },
-    { "HostPrefix", "" },
     { "Sysroot", "" },
     { "SysrootifyPrefix", "" },
 #endif
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
index f6c755b750d..0bd6674b43d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
@@ -476,6 +476,25 @@ static QString getPrefix()
 #endif
 }
 
+Q_CORE_EXPORT void qlibraryinfo_keyAndDefault(QLibraryInfo::LibraryPath loc, QString *key,
+                                              QString *value)
+{
+    if (unsigned(loc) < sizeof(qtConfEntries)/sizeof(qtConfEntries[0])) {
+        *key = QLatin1String(qtConfEntries[loc].key);
+        *value = QLatin1String(qtConfEntries[loc].value);
+    }
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN // On Windows we use the registry
+    else if (loc == QLibraryInfo::SettingsPath) {
+        *key = QLatin1String("Settings");
+        *value = QLatin1String(".");
+    }
+#endif
+    else {
+        key->clear();
+        value->clear();
+    }
+}
+
 /*! \fn QString QLibraryInfo::location(LibraryLocation loc)
     \obsolete Use path() instead.
 
@@ -499,17 +518,7 @@ QString QLibraryInfo::path(LibraryPath p)
 
         QString key;
         QString defaultValue;
-        if (unsigned(loc) < sizeof(qtConfEntries)/sizeof(qtConfEntries[0])) {
-            key = QLatin1String(qtConfEntries[loc].key);
-            defaultValue = QLatin1String(qtConfEntries[loc].value);
-        }
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN // On Windows we use the registry
-        else if (loc == SettingsPath) {
-            key = QLatin1String("Settings");
-            defaultValue = QLatin1String(".");
-        }
-#endif
-
+        qlibraryinfo_keyAndDefault(loc, &key, &defaultValue);
         if (!key.isNull()) {
             QSettings *config = QLibraryInfoPrivate::configuration();
             config->beginGroup(QLatin1String("Paths"));