diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
index b8de8e9965..457ab7e2d9 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ unix|win32-g++* {
    include_replace.replace = $$[QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/raw]
    lib_replace.match = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS/get]
    lib_replace.replace = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS/raw]
-   prefix_replace.match = $$QT_BUILD_TREE
-   prefix_replace.replace = $$[QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/raw]
-   QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL_REPLACE += include_replace lib_replace prefix_replace
+   QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL_REPLACE += include_replace lib_replace
 }
 
 unix {
diff --git a/src/corelib/corelib.pro b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
index 46c771e6a5..1059d0defe 100644
--- a/src/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ MODULE = core     # not corelib, as per project file
 MODULE_CONFIG = moc resources
 !isEmpty(QT_NAMESPACE): MODULE_DEFINES = QT_NAMESPACE=$$QT_NAMESPACE
 
+CONFIG += $$MODULE_CONFIG
 DEFINES   += QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE
 win32-msvc*|win32-icc:QMAKE_LFLAGS += /BASE:0x67000000
 irix-cc*:QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -no_prelink -ptused
@@ -50,29 +51,11 @@ QMAKE_DYNAMIC_LIST_FILE = $$PWD/QtCore.dynlist
 
 contains(DEFINES,QT_EVAL):include(eval.pri)
 
-load(moc)
-load(resources)
+HOST_BINS = $$[QT_HOST_BINS]
+host_bins.name = host_bins
+host_bins.variable = HOST_BINS
 
-moc_dir.name = moc_location
-moc_dir.variable = QMAKE_MOC
-
-rcc_dir.name = rcc_location
-rcc_dir.variable = QMAKE_RCC
-
-QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_VARIABLES += moc_dir rcc_dir
-
-# These are aliens, but Linguist installs no own module, and it fits here best.
-
-qtPrepareTool(QMAKE_LUPDATE, lupdate)
-qtPrepareTool(QMAKE_LRELEASE, lrelease)
-
-lupdate_dir.name = lupdate_location
-lupdate_dir.variable = QMAKE_LUPDATE
-
-lrelease_dir.name = lrelease_location
-lrelease_dir.variable = QMAKE_LRELEASE
-
-QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_VARIABLES += lupdate_dir lrelease_dir
+QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_VARIABLES += host_bins
 
 ctest_macros_file.input = $$PWD/Qt5CTestMacros.cmake
 ctest_macros_file.output = $$DESTDIR/cmake/Qt5Core/Qt5CTestMacros.cmake
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets.pro b/src/widgets/widgets.pro
index 5f06d4a522..6b9aa92fd9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets.pro
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ TARGET     = QtWidgets
 QT = core-private gui-private
 MODULE_CONFIG = uic
 
+CONFIG += $$MODULE_CONFIG
 DEFINES   += QT_NO_USING_NAMESPACE
 win32-msvc*|win32-icc:QMAKE_LFLAGS += /BASE:0x65000000
 irix-cc*:QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -no_prelink -ptused
@@ -44,10 +45,3 @@ testcocoon {
 win32:!contains(QT_CONFIG, directwrite) {
     DEFINES += QT_NO_DIRECTWRITE
 }
-
-load(uic)
-
-uic_dir.name = uic_location
-uic_dir.variable = QMAKE_UIC
-
-QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_VARIABLES += uic_dir