diff --git a/mkspecs/features/module.prf b/mkspecs/features/module.prf
index d95c7a418d6..699277d9615 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/module.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/module.prf
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-!isEmpty(MODULE_PRI) {
-    pritarget.path = $$[QT_HOST_DATA]/mkspecs/modules
-    pritarget.files = $$MODULE_PRI
-    INSTALLS += pritarget
-} else {
-    warning("Project $$basename(_PRO_FILE_) is a module, but has not defined MODULE_PRI, which is required for Qt to expose the module to other projects")
-}
+warning("CONFIG+=module is obsolete. load(qt_module_config) is sufficient.")
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf
index 45c0957a49c..c2f7fa501f7 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf
@@ -39,3 +39,13 @@ qt_install_headers {
     INSTALLS += qpa_headers
 }
 
+#module
+qt_install_module {
+    !isEmpty(MODULE_PRI) {
+        pritarget.path = $$[QT_HOST_DATA]/mkspecs/modules
+        pritarget.files = $$MODULE_PRI
+        INSTALLS += pritarget
+    } else {
+        warning("Project $$basename(_PRO_FILE_) is a module, but has not defined MODULE_PRI, which is required for Qt to expose the module to other projects.")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
index ff1fc4bcf2b..60bbe8d1bc7 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ aix-g++* {
 !static:PRL_EXPORT_DEFINES += QT_SHARED
 
 #install directives
+CONFIG += qt_install_module
 load(qt_installs)
 
 unix|win32-g++* {
diff --git a/src/concurrent/concurrent.pro b/src/concurrent/concurrent.pro
index b0809c8939d..0ee8e9b89a1 100644
--- a/src/concurrent/concurrent.pro
+++ b/src/concurrent/concurrent.pro
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ load(qt_module)
 TARGET     = QtConcurrent
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT         = core-private
+CONFIG    += exceptions
 
-CONFIG += module exceptions
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_concurrent.pri
 
 DEFINES   += QT_BUILD_CONCURRENT_LIB QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/corelib.pro b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
index 77666d4148a..2a2f2049e82 100644
--- a/src/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ load(qt_module)
 TARGET	   = QtCore
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT         =
+CONFIG    += moc resources exceptions
 
-CONFIG += module moc resources exceptions
 MODULE = core     # not corelib, as per project file
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_core.pri
 
diff --git a/src/dbus/dbus.pro b/src/dbus/dbus.pro
index b1a3e12e1f6..05562da4853 100644
--- a/src/dbus/dbus.pro
+++ b/src/dbus/dbus.pro
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ load(qt_module)
 TARGET = QtDBus
 QPRO_PWD = $$PWD
 QT = core-private
+CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 
-CONFIG += link_pkgconfig module
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_dbus.pri
 
 DEFINES += QT_BUILD_DBUS_LIB \
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.pro b/src/gui/gui.pro
index b1f4a106a47..ec2702ae8ef 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.pro
+++ b/src/gui/gui.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ TARGET     = QtGui
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT = core-private
 
-CONFIG += module
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_gui.pri
 
 DEFINES   += QT_BUILD_GUI_LIB QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/network/network.pro b/src/network/network.pro
index 3e1bc6d4e5e..ef1b5ba70dc 100644
--- a/src/network/network.pro
+++ b/src/network/network.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ load(qt_module)
 TARGET   = QtNetwork
 QPRO_PWD = $$PWD
 
-CONFIG += module
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_network.pri
 
 DEFINES += QT_BUILD_NETWORK_LIB QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/opengl/opengl.pro b/src/opengl/opengl.pro
index f1589694a86..c2c4d7197ea 100644
--- a/src/opengl/opengl.pro
+++ b/src/opengl/opengl.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ TARGET     = QtOpenGL
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT         = core-private gui-private widgets-private
 
-CONFIG += module
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_opengl.pri
 
 DEFINES   += QT_BUILD_OPENGL_LIB
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
index 9a279472c9c..821d2d0aad2 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
+++ b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ QT         += core-private gui-private
 TEMPLATE   = lib
 DESTDIR    = $$QT.gui.libs
 
-CONFIG += module
 CONFIG += staticlib
 mac:LIBS += -lz -framework CoreFoundation -framework Carbon
 
diff --git a/src/printsupport/printsupport.pro b/src/printsupport/printsupport.pro
index 9002ba3996c..574d32b710e 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/printsupport.pro
+++ b/src/printsupport/printsupport.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ TARGET     = QtPrintSupport
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT = core-private gui-private widgets-private
 
-CONFIG += module
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_printsupport.pri
 
 DEFINES   += QT_BUILD_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/sql/sql.pro b/src/sql/sql.pro
index c2345d92ef1..1b7e1b8d855 100644
--- a/src/sql/sql.pro
+++ b/src/sql/sql.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ TARGET	   = QtSql
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT         = core-private
 
-CONFIG += module
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_sql.pri
 
 DEFINES += QT_BUILD_SQL_LIB
diff --git a/src/testlib/testlib.pro b/src/testlib/testlib.pro
index 1a76a3b556a..8a7e8724a2b 100644
--- a/src/testlib/testlib.pro
+++ b/src/testlib/testlib.pro
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ load(qt_module)
 TARGET = QtTest
 QPRO_PWD = $$PWD
 QT = core-private
+CONFIG += exceptions
 
-CONFIG += module exceptions
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_testlib.pri
 
 INCLUDEPATH += .
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets.pro b/src/widgets/widgets.pro
index fef42b9a640..138db981001 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets.pro
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets.pro
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ load(qt_module)
 TARGET     = QtWidgets
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT = core core-private gui gui-private platformsupport-private
+CONFIG += uic
 
-CONFIG += module uic
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_widgets.pri
 
 DEFINES   += QT_BUILD_WIDGETS_LIB QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/xml/xml.pro b/src/xml/xml.pro
index 2fff0218e42..acec24108de 100644
--- a/src/xml/xml.pro
+++ b/src/xml/xml.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ TARGET     = QtXml
 QPRO_PWD   = $$PWD
 QT         = core-private
 
-CONFIG += module
 MODULE_PRI = ../modules/qt_xml.pri
 
 DEFINES   += QT_BUILD_XML_LIB QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE