diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/xcb-plugin.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/xcb-plugin.pro
index fa1dc12eb5..341c33e8e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/xcb-plugin.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/xcb-plugin.pro
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ contains(QT_CONFIG, xcb-sm) {
 contains(QT_CONFIG, opengl) {
     contains(QT_CONFIG, opengles2) {
         DEFINES += XCB_USE_EGL
-        LIBS += -lEGL
+        CONFIG += egl
         HEADERS += qxcbeglsurface.h
 
         # EGL on MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan needs this macro to map EGLNativeDisplayType