diff --git a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
index 8ff9565abe..04518ef418 100644
--- a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Examples = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXAMPLES}
 Tests = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS}
 HostBinaries = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_BINS}
 HostData = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_DATA}
+HostLibraries = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_LIBS}
 HostSpec = ${OE_QMAKESPEC}
 TartgetSpec = ${OE_XQMAKESPEC} 
 ExternalHostBinaries = ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXTERNAL_HOST_BINS}
diff --git a/classes/qmake5_paths.bbclass b/classes/qmake5_paths.bbclass
index 67707addda..8f1857f058 100644
--- a/classes/qmake5_paths.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qmake5_paths.bbclass
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ OE_QMAKE_PATH_TESTS = "${datadir}/tests"
 OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_PREFIX = ""
 OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_BINS = "${bindir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
 OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_DATA = "${QMAKE_MKSPEC_PATH_TARGET}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_LIBS = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}"
 OE_QMAKE_PATH_EXTERNAL_HOST_BINS = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
 
 # for qt5 components we're using QT_DIR_NAME subdirectory in more