diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qml_plugin.prf b/mkspecs/features/qml_plugin.prf
index f9beabdc18..e7996feb9b 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qml_plugin.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qml_plugin.prf
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ INSTALLS += target
 TARGET = $$qtLibraryTarget($$TARGET)
 
 load(qt_targets)
+load(qt_common)
 
 # plugins.qmltypes is used by Qt Creator for syntax highlighting and the QML code model.  It needs
 # to be regenerated whenever the QML elements exported by the plugin change.  This cannot be done
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_common.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_common.prf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..203b74f031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_common.prf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+#  W A R N I N G
+#  -------------
+#
+# This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists purely as an
+# implementation detail.  It may change from version to version
+# without notice, or even be removed.
+#
+# We mean it.
+#
+
+contains(TEMPLATE, .*lib) {
+    # module and plugins
+    contains(QT_CONFIG, reduce_exports): CONFIG += hide_symbols
+    unix:contains(QT_CONFIG, reduce_relocations): CONFIG += bsymbolic_functions
+    contains(QT_CONFIG, largefile): CONFIG += largefile
+    contains(QT_CONFIG, separate_debug_info): CONFIG += separate_debug_info
+    contains(QT_CONFIG, separate_debug_info_nocopy): CONFIG += separate_debug_info_nocopy
+    contains(QT_CONFIG, c++11):CONFIG += c++11
+}
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
index 728d1f5f85..0a34245e3c 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@ contains(TARGET, QtAddOn.*): \
 else: \
     DEFINES += QT_BUILD_$${ucmodule}_LIB
 
-contains(QT_CONFIG, reduce_exports):CONFIG += hide_symbols
-unix:contains(QT_CONFIG, reduce_relocations):CONFIG += bsymbolic_functions
-contains(QT_CONFIG, largefile):CONFIG += largefile
-contains(QT_CONFIG, separate_debug_info):CONFIG += separate_debug_info
-contains(QT_CONFIG, separate_debug_info_nocopy):CONFIG += separate_debug_info_nocopy
-contains(QT_CONFIG, c++11):CONFIG += c++11
-
 #mac frameworks
 mac:CONFIG(shared, static|shared):contains(QT_CONFIG, qt_framework) {
    #QMAKE_FRAMEWORK_VERSION = 4.0
@@ -168,6 +161,7 @@ win32 {
 TARGET = $$qtLibraryTarget($$TARGET$$QT_LIBINFIX) #do this towards the end
 
 load(qt_targets)
+load(qt_common)
 
 win32:DEFINES+=_USE_MATH_DEFINES
 
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf
index 54a995daae..98710431c3 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_plugin.prf
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ tool_plugin {
     contains(QT_CONFIG, debug_and_release):CONFIG += debug_and_release
     contains(QT_CONFIG, build_all):CONFIG += build_all
 }
-contains(QT_CONFIG, reduce_exports):CONFIG += hide_symbols
-contains(QT_CONFIG, separate_debug_info):CONFIG += separate_debug_info
-contains(QT_CONFIG, separate_debug_info_nocopy):CONFIG += separate_debug_info_nocopy
-contains(QT_CONFIG, c++11):CONFIG += c++11
 
 CONFIG(static, static|shared) {
     isEmpty(MODULE): MODULE = $$basename(TARGET)
@@ -52,6 +48,7 @@ INSTALLS += target
 TARGET = $$qtLibraryTarget($$TARGET)
 
 load(qt_targets)
+load(qt_common)
 
 wince*:LIBS += $$QMAKE_LIBS_GUI
 QMAKE_LFLAGS += $$QMAKE_LFLAGS_NOUNDEF
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_tool.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_tool.prf
index b449e4074d..0c6208b2fd 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_tool.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_tool.prf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ host_build {
 INSTALLS += target
 
 load(qt_targets)
+load(qt_common)
 
 # If we are doing a prefix build, create a "module" pri which enables
 # qtPrepareTool() to work with the non-installed build.