diff --git a/common/build-style/qmake.sh b/common/build-style/qmake.sh
index abd4f92548c..1966b6c4b53 100644
--- a/common/build-style/qmake.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/qmake.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,19 @@
 # This helper is for templates using Qt4/Qt5 qmake.
 #
 do_configure() {
-	qmake ${configure_args} \
+	local qmake
+	if [ -x "/usr/lib/qt5/bin/qmake" ]; then
+		# Qt5 qmake
+		qmake="/usr/lib/qt5/bin/qmake"
+	fi
+	if [ -x "/usr/lib/qt/bin/qmake" ]; then
+		# Qt4 qmake
+		qmake="/usr/lib/qt/bin/qmake"
+	fi
+	if [ -z "${qmake}" ]; then
+		msg_error "${pkgver}: Could not find qmake - missing in hostdepends?\n"
+	fi
+	${qmake} ${configure_args} \
 		PREFIX=/usr \
 		LIB=/usr/lib \
 		QMAKE_CC=$CC QMAKE_CXX=$CXX QMAKE_LINK=$CXX \