diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
index 9004b064d6e..12e0494ad45 100644
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ endef
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=/ && \
   export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$(host_prefix)/lib/pkgconfig && \
-  export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(host_prefix)/share/pkgconfig && \
   cd qtbase && \
   ./configure -top-level $($(package)_config_opts)
 endef