diff --git a/mkspecs/hurd-g++/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/hurd-g++/qmake.conf
index 54a152de97..d53b49ced2 100644
--- a/mkspecs/hurd-g++/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/hurd-g++/qmake.conf
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@
 #
 
 MAKEFILE_GENERATOR      = UNIX
-QMAKE_PLATFORM          = hurd
+QMAKE_PLATFORM         += hurd
 CONFIG                 += incremental
 QMAKE_INCREMENTAL_STYLE = sublib
 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_THREAD    += -D_REENTRANT
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_THREAD  += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_THREAD
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_GCSECTIONS = -Wl,--gc-sections
 
 QMAKE_INCDIR            =
 QMAKE_LIBDIR            =
-QMAKE_INCDIR_X11        = /usr/X11R6/include
-QMAKE_LIBDIR_X11        = /usr/X11R6/lib
-QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL     = /usr/X11R6/include
-QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL     = /usr/X11R6/lib
+QMAKE_INCDIR_X11        =
+QMAKE_LIBDIR_X11        =
+QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL     =
+QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL     =
 QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL_ES2 = $$QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL
 QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL_ES2 = $$QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL
 QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL        =
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ QMAKE_LIBS_OPENGL_ES2   = -lGLESv2
 QMAKE_LIBS_OPENVG       = -lOpenVG
 QMAKE_LIBS_THREAD       = -lpthread
 
+QMAKE_CFLAGS_XCB        =
+QMAKE_LIBS_XCB          =
+QMAKE_DEFINES_XCB       =
+
 QMAKE_AR                = ar cqs
 QMAKE_OBJCOPY           = objcopy
 QMAKE_NM                = nm -P