diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
index 2edd71487d5..6d764f1ba1a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ bool QLibraryPrivate::load_sys()
     Handle hnd = nullptr;
     for (int prefix = 0; retry && !hnd && prefix < prefixes.size(); prefix++) {
         for (int suffix = 0; retry && !hnd && suffix < suffixes.size(); suffix++) {
-            if (!prefixes.at(prefix).isEmpty() && name.startsWith(prefixes.at(prefix)))
-                continue;
             if (path.isEmpty() && prefixes.at(prefix).contains(u'/'))
                 continue;
             if (!suffixes.at(suffix).isEmpty() && name.endsWith(suffixes.at(suffix)))