diff --git a/package/qt/qt.mk b/package/qt/qt.mk
index 6c73e041e4..015312e1da 100644
--- a/package/qt/qt.mk
+++ b/package/qt/qt.mk
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ else
 QT_CONFIGURE+= -no-stl
 endif
 
-QT_CONFIGURE:=$(call qstrip,$(QT_CONFIGURE))
 BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM))
 
 # Figure out what libs to install in the target