diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qmake.conf b/package/qt5/qt5base/qmake.conf.in
similarity index 98%
rename from package/qt5/qt5base/qmake.conf
rename to package/qt5/qt5base/qmake.conf.in
index 8b6debe583..d62ee7cebe 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qmake.conf
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qmake.conf.in
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@ QMAKE_CFLAGS_ISYSTEM   =
 # Architecturespecific configuration
 include(arch.conf)
 
+@EGLFS_DEVICE@
+
 include(../common/linux_device_post.conf)
 load(qt_config)
diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 76c129d2e4..a9a79ba087 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -242,10 +242,7 @@ QT5BASE_INSTALL_LIBS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_DBUS) += Qt5DBus
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST)$(BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_GPU_VIV),yy)
 # use vivante backend
-define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_QMAKE_CONFIG
-	echo "EGLFS_DEVICE_INTEGRATION = eglfs_viv" >> \
-		$(@D)/mkspecs/devices/linux-buildroot-g++/qmake.conf
-endef
+QT5BASE_EGLFS_DEVICE = EGLFS_DEVICE_INTEGRATION = eglfs_viv
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(QT5BASE_CONFIG_FILE),)
@@ -263,7 +260,9 @@ endef
 endif
 
 define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(QT5BASE_PKGDIR)/qmake.conf \
+	mkdir -p $(@D)/mkspecs/devices/linux-buildroot-g++/
+	sed 's/@EGLFS_DEVICE@/$(QT5BASE_EGLFS_DEVICE)/g' \
+		$(QT5BASE_PKGDIR)/qmake.conf.in > \
 		$(@D)/mkspecs/devices/linux-buildroot-g++/qmake.conf
 	$(QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_QMAKE_CONFIG)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(QT5BASE_PKGDIR)/qplatformdefs.h \