diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index a9a79ba087..e6307fb3fe 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -240,9 +240,14 @@ QT5BASE_INSTALL_LIBS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_PRINTSUPPORT) += Qt5PrintSupport
 
 QT5BASE_INSTALL_LIBS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_DBUS) += Qt5DBus
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST)$(BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_GPU_VIV),yy)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_GPU_VIV),y)
 # use vivante backend
 QT5BASE_EGLFS_DEVICE = EGLFS_DEVICE_INTEGRATION = eglfs_viv
+else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SUNXI_MALI)$(BR2_PACKAGE_SUNXI_MALI_MAINLINE),y)
+# use mali backend
+QT5BASE_EGLFS_DEVICE = EGLFS_DEVICE_INTEGRATION = eglfs_mali
+endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(QT5BASE_CONFIG_FILE),)