diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 98297d87db..d10f233b46 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ endif
 
 # This allows to use ccache when available
 define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_HOSTCC
-	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_COMPILER\s*=.*,QMAKE_COMPILER = $(HOSTCC),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
 	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CC\s*=.*,QMAKE_CC = $(HOSTCC),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
 	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CXX\s*=.*,QMAKE_CXX = $(HOSTCXX),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
 endef