diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
index acc73389ed..80b5763d5c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
@@ -644,9 +644,7 @@ QString qmake_abslocation();
 
 static QString getPrefixFromHostBinDir(const char *hostBinDirToPrefixPath)
 {
-    const QFileInfo qmfi = QFileInfo(qmake_abslocation()).canonicalFilePath();
-    return QDir::cleanPath(qmfi.absolutePath() + QLatin1Char('/')
-                           + QLatin1String(hostBinDirToPrefixPath));
+    return QString::fromLatin1(QT_CONFIGURE_PREFIX_PATH);
 }
 
 static QString getExtPrefixFromHostBinDir()