diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/mkDerivation.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/mkDerivation.nix
index 53949ddd4925..96014cfbc779 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/mkDerivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/mkDerivation.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ let
       optional (!debug) "-DQT_NO_DEBUG"
       ++ lib.toList (args.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE or []);
 
-    configureFlags = [ "-no-framework" ]
-                  ++ (args.configureFlags or []);
-
     cmakeFlags =
       (args.cmakeFlags or [])
       ++ [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
index 28b250437d08..2bd832300282 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
           "-no-fontconfig"
           "-qt-freetype"
           "-qt-libpng"
+          "-no-framework"
         ]
       else
         [