diff --git a/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf b/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf
index 63001f3e89..dd60b31d36 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/create_cmake.prf
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ contains(CMAKE_LIB_DIR, "$${CMAKE_QT_INSTALL_PREFIX_ESCAPED}.*") {
     CMAKE_LIB_DIR_IS_ABSOLUTE = True
 }
 
-CMAKE_BIN_DIR = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/
+CMAKE_BIN_DIR = $$[QT_HOST_BINS]/
 contains(CMAKE_BIN_DIR, "$${CMAKE_QT_INSTALL_PREFIX_ESCAPED}.*") {
     CMAKE_BIN_DIR = $$replace(CMAKE_BIN_DIR, "$$CMAKE_QT_INSTALL_PREFIX_ESCAPED", )
 } else {