diff --git a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
index 09cb3ea535..ee5ff7800b 100644
--- a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ do_generate_qt_config_file() {
 Binaries = ${bindir}
 Headers = ${STAGING_INCDIR}/qt5
 Plugins = ${libdir}/qt5/plugins
-Libraries = ${libdir}
+Libraries = ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
 Imports = ${datadir}/qt5/imports
 Qml2Imports = ${libdir}/qt5/qml
 Documentation=${docdir}/qt5