diff --git a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
index 5d7a076ee08..1142a5c557c 100644
--- a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ while(configure_args)
     elseif(arg STREQUAL "-qt-host-path")
         pop_path_argument()
         push("-DQT_HOST_PATH=${path}")
+    elseif(arg MATCHES "^-host.*dir")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "${arg} is not supported anymore.")
+    elseif(arg MATCHES
+            "^-(bin|lib|archdata|libexec|qml|data|doc|translation|sysconf|examples|tests)dir$")
+        string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}" type)
+        list(POP_FRONT configure_args dir)
+        push("-DINSTALL_${type}DIR=${dir}")
+    elseif(arg STREQUAL "-plugindir")
+        list(POP_FRONT configure_args dir)
+        push("-DINSTALL_PLUGINSDIR=${dir}")
     elseif(arg STREQUAL "--")
         # Everything after this argument will be passed to CMake verbatim.
         push(${configure_args})