diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf
index 4404df744d..ba12b9c1cd 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ else: \
     rplbase = $$MODULE_BASE_OUTDIR
 lib_replace.match = $$rplbase/lib
 lib_replace.replace = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS/raw]
+lib_replace.CONFIG = path
 QMAKE_PRL_INSTALL_REPLACE += lib_replace