diff --git a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
index 0bfacec3b0..3703770649 100644
--- a/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
+++ b/classes/qmake5_base.bbclass
@@ -52,20 +52,20 @@ QT_DIR_NAME ?= "qt5"
 export QT_CONF_PATH = "${WORKDIR}/qt.conf"
 
 OE_QMAKE_PATH_PREFIX = "${prefix}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${includedir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_HEADERS = "${includedir}"
 OE_QMAKE_PATH_LIBS = "${libdir}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${libdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DATA = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_BINS = "${bindir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}"
+OE_QMAKE_PATH_ARCHDATA = "${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 = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/translations"
-OE_QMAKE_PATH_DOCS = "${datadir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/doc"
-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_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}"
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-native.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-native.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1a7798777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-native.inc
@@ -0,0 +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"
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
index b29bc891f1..79a4833c50 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5.inc
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ do_install() {
     qmake5_base_do_install
 }
 
+# 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"
+
 PACKAGES =. "${PN}-qmlplugins-dbg ${PN}-tools-dbg ${PN}-plugins-dbg ${PN}-qmlplugins ${PN}-tools ${PN}-plugins ${PN}-mkspecs "
 
 # extra -dbg packages
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc
index 1216695115..1de1e1da81 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://qt-project.org"
 
 INC_PR = "r1"
 
-inherit native qmake5_base
-
 QT_MODULE = "qtbase"
 
+require qt5-native.inc
+
 # shared with target qtbase
 SRC_URI += " \
     file://0001-Add-linux-oe-g-platform.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtjsbackend-native.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtjsbackend-native.inc
index 2cf113d833..4369af0369 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtjsbackend-native.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtjsbackend-native.inc
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ DEPENDS = "qtbase-native"
 
 QT_MODULE = "qtjsbackend"
 
-INC_PR = "r0"
+require qt5-native.inc
 
-inherit native qmake5_base
+INC_PR = "r0"
 
 SRC_URI += "\
     file://0001-Install-the-mkv8snapshot-tool-to-the-native-side.patch \