diff --git a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
index b001fd930b..9ab9a9adea 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ MakefileGenerator::init()
     if (chkglue.isEmpty()) // Backwards compat with Qt4 specs
         chkglue = isWindowsShell() ? "" : "|| ";
 
+    if (v["QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG"].isEmpty())
+        v["QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG"].append("-o ");
+
     ProStringList &quc = v["QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS"];
 
     //make sure the COMPILERS are in the correct input/output chain order
diff --git a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
index 8ad603580c..2dfe16dbfc 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ UnixMakefileGenerator::writeMakeParts(QTextStream &t)
                 t << "\n\t" << mkdir_p_asstring(destdir) << "\n\t";
             if(!project->isEmpty("QMAKE_PRE_LINK"))
                 t << var("QMAKE_PRE_LINK") << "\n\t";
-            t << "$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) " << incr_deps << " " << incr_objs << " $(OBJCOMP) $(LIBS)";
+            t << "$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) " << var("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG") << "$(TARGET) " << incr_deps << " " << incr_objs << " $(OBJCOMP) $(LIBS)";
             if(!project->isEmpty("QMAKE_POST_LINK"))
                 t << "\n\t" << var("QMAKE_POST_LINK");
             t << endl << endl;
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ UnixMakefileGenerator::writeMakeParts(QTextStream &t)
                     t << mkdir_p_asstring(destdir) << "\n\t";
                 if (!project->isEmpty("QMAKE_PRE_LINK"))
                     t << var("QMAKE_PRE_LINK") << "\n\t";
-                t << "$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(OBJCOMP) $(LIBS)";
+                t << "$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) " << var("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG") << "$(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(OBJCOMP) $(LIBS)";
                 if (!project->isEmpty("QMAKE_POST_LINK"))
                     t << "\n\t" << var("QMAKE_POST_LINK");
             }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ UnixMakefileGenerator::writeMakeParts(QTextStream &t)
                 t << incr_target_dir << ": $(INCREMENTAL_OBJECTS)" << "\n\t";
                 if(!destdir.isEmpty())
                     t << mkdir_p_asstring(destdir) << "\n\t";
-                t << "$(LINK) " << incr_lflags << " -o "<< incr_target_dir <<
+                t << "$(LINK) " << incr_lflags << " " << var("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG") << incr_target_dir <<
                     " $(INCREMENTAL_OBJECTS)" << endl;
                 //communicated below
                 ProStringList &cmd = project->values("QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB_CMD");
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ void UnixMakefileGenerator::init2()
         }
         if (project->values("QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB_CMD").isEmpty())
             project->values("QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB_CMD").append(
-                "$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) $(OBJCOMP)");
+                "$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) " + project->first("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG") + "$(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) $(OBJCOMP)");
     }
     if (!project->values("QMAKE_APP_FLAG").isEmpty()) {
         project->values("QMAKE_CFLAGS") += project->values("QMAKE_CFLAGS_APP");
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
index 06e25c29f3..2e0a724c02 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void MingwMakefileGenerator::writeBuildRulesPart(QTextStream &t)
             t << "\n\t" << objectsLinkLine << " " ;
         }
     } else if (project->first("TEMPLATE") != "aux") {
-        t << "\n\t" << "$(LINKER) $(LFLAGS) -o $(DESTDIR_TARGET) " << objectsLinkLine << " " << " $(LIBS)";
+        t << "\n\t" << "$(LINKER) $(LFLAGS) " << var("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG") << "$(DESTDIR_TARGET) " << objectsLinkLine << " " << " $(LIBS)";
     }
     if(!project->isEmpty("QMAKE_POST_LINK"))
         t << "\n\t" <<var("QMAKE_POST_LINK");
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
index 8b40d4e935..0658eef391 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ void NmakeMakefileGenerator::init()
         project->values("QMAKE_LFLAGS").append("/VERSION:" + major + "." + minor);
     }
 
+    if (project->isEmpty("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG"))
+        project->values("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG").append("/OUT:");
+
     // Base class init!
     MakefileGenerator::init();
 
@@ -377,7 +380,7 @@ void NmakeMakefileGenerator::writeBuildRulesPart(QTextStream &t)
     if(!project->isEmpty("QMAKE_PRE_LINK"))
         t << "\n\t" <<var("QMAKE_PRE_LINK");
     if(project->isActiveConfig("staticlib")) {
-        t << "\n\t" << "$(LIBAPP) $(LIBFLAGS) /OUT:$(DESTDIR_TARGET) @<<" << "\n\t  "
+        t << "\n\t" << "$(LIBAPP) $(LIBFLAGS) " << var("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG") << "$(DESTDIR_TARGET) @<<" << "\n\t  "
           << "$(OBJECTS)"
           << "\n<<";
     } else if (templateName != "aux") {
@@ -459,7 +462,7 @@ void NmakeMakefileGenerator::writeLinkCommand(QTextStream &t, const QString &ext
     t << "$(LINKER) $(LFLAGS)";
     if (!extraFlags.isEmpty())
         t << ' ' << extraFlags;
-    t << " /OUT:$(DESTDIR_TARGET) @<<\n"
+    t << " " << var("QMAKE_LINK_O_FLAG") << "$(DESTDIR_TARGET) @<<\n"
       << "$(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)";
     if (!extraInlineFileContent.isEmpty())
         t << ' ' << extraInlineFileContent;