diff --git a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
index d81d283c26..8ff9565abe 100644
--- a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
@@ -51,25 +51,7 @@ QT_DIR_NAME ?= "qt5"
 # this one needs to be exported, because qmake reads it from shell env
 export QT_CONF_PATH = "${WORKDIR}/qt.conf"
 
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_PREFIX = "${prefix}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${includedir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_LIBS = "${libdir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${libdir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DATA = "${datadir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_BINS = "${bindir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_LIBEXECS = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/libexec"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_PLUGINS = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/plugins"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_IMPORTS = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/imports"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_QML = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/qml"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_TRANSLATIONS = "${datadir}/translations"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DOCS = "${docdir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_SETTINGS = "${sysconfdir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXAMPLES = "${datadir}/examples"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS = "${datadir}/tests"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_PREFIX = ""
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_BINS = "${bindir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_DATA = "${QMAKE_MKSPEC_PATH_TARGET}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXTERNAL_HOST_BINS = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+inherit qmake5_paths
 
 do_generate_qt_config_file() {
     cat > ${QT_CONF_PATH} <<EOF
diff --git a/classes/qmake5_paths.bbclass b/classes/qmake5_paths.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67707addda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/qmake5_paths.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# If your distribution supports only qt5, or you don't care
+# about conflicts with qt4, then you can add qmake5_paths.bbclass
+# to your distro layer and flatten all QT_DIR_NAME directories
+
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_PREFIX = "${prefix}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${includedir}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_LIBS = "${libdir}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${libdir}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_DATA = "${datadir}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_BINS = "${bindir}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_LIBEXECS = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/libexec"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_PLUGINS = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/plugins"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_IMPORTS = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/imports"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QML = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/qml"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_TRANSLATIONS = "${datadir}/translations"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_DOCS = "${docdir}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_SETTINGS = "${sysconfdir}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXAMPLES = "${datadir}/examples"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS = "${datadir}/tests"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_PREFIX = ""
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_BINS = "${bindir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_DATA = "${QMAKE_MKSPEC_PATH_TARGET}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXTERNAL_HOST_BINS = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+
+# for qt5 components we're using QT_DIR_NAME subdirectory in more
+# variables, because we don't want conflicts with qt4
+# This block is usefull for components which install their
+# own files without QT_DIR_NAME but need to reference paths e.g. 
+# with QT headers
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_HEADERS = "${includedir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_ARCHDATA = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_DATA = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_BINS = "${bindir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_TRANSLATIONS = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/translations"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_DOCS = "${docdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_SETTINGS = "${sysconfdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_EXAMPLES = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/examples"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_TESTS = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/tests"
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-native.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-native.inc
index e1a7798777..76816027fe 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-native.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-native.inc
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 inherit native qmake5_base
 
 # we don't want conflicts with qt4
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${includedir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DATA = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_BINS = "${bindir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_TRANSLATIONS = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/translations"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DOCS = "${docdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_SETTINGS = "${sysconfdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXAMPLES = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/examples"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/tests"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_HEADERS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_ARCHDATA}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_DATA = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_DATA}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_BINS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_BINS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_TRANSLATIONS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_TRANSLATIONS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_DOCS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_DOCS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_SETTINGS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_SETTINGS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXAMPLES = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_EXAMPLES}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_TESTS}"
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
index a8929886d2..d3708444d6 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ ICU_powerpc = "pango"
 QT_MODULE ?= "${BPN}"
 
 # we don't want conflicts with qt4
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${includedir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DATA = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_BINS = "${bindir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_TRANSLATIONS = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/translations"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DOCS = "${docdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_SETTINGS = "${sysconfdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXAMPLES = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/examples"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/tests"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_HEADERS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_ARCHDATA}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_DATA = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_DATA}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_BINS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_BINS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_TRANSLATIONS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_TRANSLATIONS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_DOCS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_DOCS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_SETTINGS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_SETTINGS}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXAMPLES = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_EXAMPLES}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS = "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_QT_TESTS}"
 
 PACKAGES =. "${PN}-qmlplugins-dbg ${PN}-tools-dbg ${PN}-plugins-dbg ${PN}-qmlplugins ${PN}-tools ${PN}-plugins ${PN}-mkspecs "