--- mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf.orig
+++ mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL_REPLACE += lib_replace
 
     unix {
-        CONFIG += create_libtool explicitlib
+        CONFIG += explicitlib
         QMAKE_LIBTOOL_LIBDIR = $$qt_libdir
         QMAKE_LIBTOOL_INSTALL_REPLACE += lib_replace
     }