diff --git a/src/platformsupport/cglconvenience/cglconvenience.pri b/src/platformsupport/cglconvenience/cglconvenience.pri
index f5e3d543ec..0e86ddb208 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/cglconvenience/cglconvenience.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/cglconvenience/cglconvenience.pri
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ mac:!ios {
     OBJECTIVE_SOURCES += \
         $$PWD/cglconvenience.mm
 
-    LIBS += -framework Cocoa -framework OpenGL
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework Cocoa -framework OpenGL
 }
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/devicediscovery.pri b/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/devicediscovery.pri
index 9faf6f24dd..9a58eeedfe 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/devicediscovery.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/devicediscovery.pri
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ linux:contains(QT_CONFIG, evdev) {
         SOURCES += $$PWD/qdevicediscovery_udev.cpp
 
         INCLUDEPATH += $$QMAKE_INCDIR_LIBUDEV
-        LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
+        LIBS_PRIVATE += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
     } else {
         SOURCES += $$PWD/qdevicediscovery_static.cpp
     }
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
index d1abf123aa..f67f00672a 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ OBJECTIVE_SOURCES += $$PWD/qfontengine_coretext.mm $$PWD/qcoretextfontdatabase.m
 
 ios: \
     # On iOS CoreText and CoreGraphics are stand-alone frameworks
-    LIBS += -framework CoreText -framework CoreGraphics
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework CoreText -framework CoreGraphics
 else: \
     # On Mac OS they are part of the ApplicationServices umbrella framework,
     # even in 10.8 where they were also made available stand-alone.
-    LIBS += -framework ApplicationServices
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework ApplicationServices
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/glxconvenience/glxconvenience.pri b/src/platformsupport/glxconvenience/glxconvenience.pri
index 3632f45b54..d325f5adf9 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/glxconvenience/glxconvenience.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/glxconvenience/glxconvenience.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 contains(QT_CONFIG,xlib):contains(QT_CONFIG,xrender) {
     contains(QT_CONFIG,opengl):!contains(QT_CONFIG,opengles2) {
-        LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_X11 -lXrender
+        LIBS_PRIVATE += $$QMAKE_LIBS_X11 -lXrender
         HEADERS += $$PWD/qglxconvenience_p.h
         SOURCES += $$PWD/qglxconvenience.cpp
     }
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/evdevkeyboard.pri b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/evdevkeyboard.pri
index 1797f48d04..c058498ba0 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/evdevkeyboard.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/evdevkeyboard.pri
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/qevdevkeyboardmanager.cpp
 
 contains(QT_CONFIG, libudev) {
-    LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
 }
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevmouse/evdevmouse.pri b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevmouse/evdevmouse.pri
index 16b456683d..7e7a9e1629 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevmouse/evdevmouse.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevmouse/evdevmouse.pri
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/qevdevmousemanager.cpp
 
 contains(QT_CONFIG, libudev) {
-    LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtablet/evdevtablet.pri b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtablet/evdevtablet.pri
index 02b04d2e05..5ace0df61d 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtablet/evdevtablet.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtablet/evdevtablet.pri
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/qevdevtablet.cpp
 
 contains(QT_CONFIG, libudev) {
-    LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
 }
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/evdevtouch.pri b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/evdevtouch.pri
index 64c4b9afd9..a6b90937f2 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/evdevtouch.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/evdevtouch.pri
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/qevdevtouch.cpp
 
 contains(QT_CONFIG, libudev) {
-    LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += $$QMAKE_LIBS_LIBUDEV
 }
 
 # DEFINES += USE_MTDEV
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/linuxaccessibility.pri b/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/linuxaccessibility.pri
index 2721002ea5..1b65fb1cad 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/linuxaccessibility.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/linuxaccessibility.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 contains(QT_CONFIG, accessibility-atspi-bridge) {
 
-    QT += dbus
+    QT_FOR_PRIVATE += dbus
     include(../../3rdparty/atspi2/atspi2.pri)
 
     INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
index c420b368b5..4cb1f2c1bf 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
+++ b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TARGET     = QtPlatformSupport
 QT         = core-private gui-private
 
 CONFIG += static internal_module
-mac:LIBS += -lz
+mac:LIBS_PRIVATE += -lz
 
 DEFINES += QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII
 PRECOMPILED_HEADER = ../corelib/global/qt_pch.h