diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 1b753d3f5b..e46bdebe55 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		-v \
 		-prefix /usr \
 		-hostprefix $(HOST_DIR)/usr \
+		-headerdir /usr/include/qt5 \
 		-sysroot $(STAGING_DIR) \
 		-plugindir /usr/lib/qt/plugins \
 		-no-rpath \