diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_common.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_common.prf
index e51aa4766b3..17a07dbab9b 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_common.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_common.prf
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ contains(TEMPLATE, .*lib) {
         lib_replace.match = $$rplbase/lib
         lib_replace.replace = $$qqt_libdir
     }
+    !equals(qt_libdir, $$rplbase/lib): \
+        lib_replace.match = \\($$lib_replace.match\\)\\|\\($$qt_libdir\\)
     lib_replace.CONFIG = path
     QMAKE_PRL_INSTALL_REPLACE += lib_replace
 }