diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 97315496b9..42d77306cc 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ QT5BASE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 #     want to use the Buildroot packaged zlib
 #  * -system-pcre because pcre is mandatory to build Qt, and we
 #    want to use the one packaged in Buildroot
+#  * -no-feature-relocatable to work around path mismatch
+#     while searching qml files and buildroot BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR
+#     feature enabled
 QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += \
 	-optimized-qmake \
 	-no-cups \
@@ -25,7 +28,8 @@ QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += \
 	-system-zlib \
 	-system-pcre \
 	-no-pch \
-	-shared
+	-shared \
+	-no-feature-relocatable
 
 # starting from version 5.9.0, -optimize-debug is enabled by default
 # for debug builds and it overrides -O* with -Og which is not what we