diff --git a/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf b/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf
index edc3cac7ba..e7e9a5bd87 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf
@@ -116,29 +116,6 @@ c++11|c++14|c++1z {
     unset(cxxstd)
 }
 
-suffix =
-for(ever) {
-    QMAKE_USE$${suffix} = $$unique(QMAKE_USE$${suffix})
-    for(name, QMAKE_USE$${suffix}) {
-        nu = $$upper($$name)
-        CONFIG(debug, debug|release): \
-            libs = $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$${nu}_DEBUG)
-        else: \
-            libs = $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$${nu}_RELEASE)
-        libs += $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$$nu)
-        cflags = $$eval(QMAKE_CFLAGS_$${nu})
-
-        isEmpty(libs):isEmpty(cflags): \
-            error("Library '$$name' is not defined.")
-
-        LIBS$${suffix} += $$libs
-        QMAKE_CFLAGS += $$cflags
-        QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$cflags
-    }
-    !isEmpty(suffix): break()
-    suffix = "_PRIVATE"
-}
-
 !precompile_header: SOURCES += $$NO_PCH_SOURCES
 
 QMAKE_INCDIR += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_POST
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qmake_use.prf b/mkspecs/features/qmake_use.prf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41d959cf83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qmake_use.prf
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+suffix =
+for(ever) {
+    QMAKE_USE$${suffix} = $$unique(QMAKE_USE$${suffix})
+    for (name, QMAKE_USE$${suffix}) {
+        nu = $$upper($$name)
+        debug: \
+            libs = $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$${nu}_DEBUG)
+        else: \
+            libs = $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$${nu}_RELEASE)
+        libs += $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$$nu)
+        cflags = $$eval(QMAKE_CFLAGS_$${nu})
+
+        isEmpty(libs):isEmpty(cflags): \
+            error("Library '$$name' is not defined.")
+
+        LIBS$${suffix} += $$libs
+        QMAKE_CFLAGS += $$cflags
+        QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$cflags
+    }
+    !isEmpty(suffix): break()
+    suffix = "_PRIVATE"
+}
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/spec_pre.prf b/mkspecs/features/spec_pre.prf
index 090f348ebf..51ea3a8321 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/spec_pre.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/spec_pre.prf
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ equals(QMAKE_HOST.os, Windows) {
     QMAKE_SH            = sh
 }
 
-CONFIG = file_copies qt warn_on release link_prl
+CONFIG = file_copies qmake_use qt warn_on release link_prl
 QT = core gui