diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cfc4cec2e0..66fa52ae9a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8021,6 +8021,8 @@ fi
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 QTMODULE="$outpath/mkspecs/qmodule.pri"
 
+echo "CONFIG += create_prl link_prl" >> "$QTMODULE.tmp"
+
 # Ensure we can link to uninistalled libraries
 if [ "$XPLATFORM_MINGW" != "yes" ] && [ "$CFG_EMBEDDED" != "nacl" ] && linkerSupportsFlag -rpath-link "$outpath/lib"; then
     echo "QMAKE_LFLAGS    = -Wl,-rpath-link,\$\$QT_BUILD_TREE/lib \$\$QMAKE_LFLAGS" >> "$QTMODULE.tmp"
@@ -8103,7 +8105,7 @@ QMAKE_INCDIR_QT  = \$\$QT_BUILD_TREE/include
 QMAKE_LIBDIR_QT  = \$\$QT_BUILD_TREE/lib
 
 include(\$\$PWD/mkspecs/qmodule.pri)
-CONFIG += $QMAKE_CONFIG dylib create_prl link_prl depend_includepath fix_output_dirs no_private_qt_headers_warning QTDIR_build
+CONFIG += $QMAKE_CONFIG dylib depend_includepath fix_output_dirs no_private_qt_headers_warning QTDIR_build
 QMAKE_ABSOLUTE_SOURCE_ROOT = \$\$QT_SOURCE_TREE
 QMAKE_MOC_SRC    = \$\$QT_BUILD_TREE/src/moc
 
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index a831825346..8ae06c3c8a 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ void Configure::generateCachefile()
         for (QStringList::Iterator var = qmakeVars.begin(); var != qmakeVars.end(); ++var) {
             cacheStream << (*var) << endl;
         }
-        cacheStream << "CONFIG         += " << qmakeConfig.join(" ") << " incremental msvc_mp create_prl link_prl depend_includepath no_private_qt_headers_warning QTDIR_build" << endl;
+        cacheStream << "CONFIG         += " << qmakeConfig.join(" ") << " incremental msvc_mp depend_includepath no_private_qt_headers_warning QTDIR_build" << endl;
 
         cacheStream.flush();
         cacheFile.close();
@@ -2740,7 +2740,9 @@ void Configure::generateCachefile()
             moduleStream << "decorations += "<<dictionary["DECORATIONS"]<<endl;
 
         if (!dictionary["QMAKE_RPATHDIR"].isEmpty())
-            moduleStream << "QMAKE_RPATHDIR += "<<dictionary["QMAKE_RPATHDIR"];
+            moduleStream << "QMAKE_RPATHDIR += "<<dictionary["QMAKE_RPATHDIR"]<<endl;
+
+        moduleStream << "CONFIG += create_prl link_prl" << endl;
 
         moduleStream.flush();
         moduleFile.close();