diff --git a/cmake/QtFinishPrlFile.cmake b/cmake/QtFinishPrlFile.cmake
index 78c7d15770f..9c93bd49a11 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFinishPrlFile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFinishPrlFile.cmake
@@ -89,7 +89,28 @@ foreach(line ${lines})
             # qmake's UnixMakefileGenerator::findLibraries then takes care of deduplication, which
             # keeps the last occurrence of the library on the link line, the one after the object
             # files.
-            list(APPEND libs_to_prepend "${target_library_path}")
+            qt_internal_path_is_relative_to_qt_lib_path(
+                "${target_library_path}" "${QT_LIB_DIRS}" lib_is_a_qt_module relative_lib)
+            if(NOT lib_is_a_qt_module)
+                qt_internal_path_is_relative_to_qt_lib_path(
+                    "${target_library_path}" "${QT_PLUGIN_DIRS}" lib_is_a_qt_plugin relative_lib)
+            endif()
+            if(NOT lib_is_a_qt_module AND NOT lib_is_a_qt_plugin)
+                message(AUTHOR_WARNING
+                    "Could not determine relative path for library ${target_library_path} when "
+                    "generating prl file contents. An absolute path will be embedded, which "
+                    "will cause issues if the Qt installation is relocated.")
+                list(APPEND libs_to_prepend "${target_library_path}")
+            else()
+                set(qmake_lib_path_prefix "$$[QT_PRL_INVALID_QMAKE_VARIABLE]")
+                if(lib_is_a_qt_module)
+                    set(qmake_lib_path_prefix "$$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]")
+                elseif(lib_is_a_qt_plugin)
+                    set(qmake_lib_path_prefix "$$[QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS]")
+                endif()
+                qt_strip_library_version_suffix(relative_lib "${relative_lib}")
+                list(APPEND libs_to_prepend "${qmake_lib_path_prefix}/${relative_lib}")
+            endif()
 
             list(PREPEND adjusted_libs ${libs_to_prepend})
         endif()
diff --git a/cmake/QtPrlHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPrlHelpers.cmake
index c467e9a6341..52f7854f16e 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPrlHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPrlHelpers.cmake
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ ${prl_step1_content_libs}
              "${QT_BUILD_INTERNALS_RELOCATABLE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
     endif()
 
+    set(qt_plugin_dirs "${QT_BUILD_DIR}/${INSTALL_PLUGINSDIR}")
+    if(QT_WILL_INSTALL)
+        list(APPEND qt_plugin_dirs
+             "${QT_BUILD_INTERNALS_RELOCATABLE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${INSTALL_PLUGINSDIR}")
+    endif()
+
     foreach(config ${configs})
         # Output file for dependency tracking, and which will contain the final content.
         qt_path_join(prl_step2_path
@@ -173,6 +179,7 @@ ${prl_step1_content_libs}
                     "-DLIBRARY_SUFFIXES=${library_suffixes}"
                     "-DLINK_LIBRARY_FLAG=${link_library_flag}"
                     "-DQT_LIB_DIRS=${qt_lib_dirs}"
+                    "-DQT_PLUGIN_DIRS=${qt_plugin_dirs}"
                     "-DIMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES=${implicit_link_directories}"
                     -P "${QT_CMAKE_DIR}/QtFinishPrlFile.cmake"
             VERBATIM