diff --git a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
index dbba0bc932..34757c5aee 100644
--- a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXTERNAL_HOST_BINS = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
 STRIP[unexport] = "1"
 
 do_generate_qt_config_file() {
-    cat > ${WORKDIR}/qt.conf <<EOF
+    cat > ${QT_CONF_PATH} <<EOF
 [Paths]
 Prefix = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_PREFIX}
 Headers = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS}
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase.inc
index 2af9179614..a89bbc16ef 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase.inc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ INC_PR = "r0"
 ARM_INSTRUCTION_SET = "arm"
 
 do_generate_qt_config_file_append() {
-    cat >> ${WORKDIR}/qt.conf <<EOF
+    cat >> ${QT_CONF_PATH} <<EOF
 
 [EffectivePaths]
 Prefix=..