diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5.mk b/package/qt5/qt5.mk
index db6ccd2b42..3ffb7b0063 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ include $(sort $(wildcard package/qt5/*/*.mk))
 # compiled into the Qt library. We need it to make "qmake" relocatable and
 # tweak the per-package install pathes
 define QT5_INSTALL_QT_CONF
+	rm -f $(HOST_DIR)/bin/qt.conf
 	sed -e "s|@@HOST_DIR@@|$(HOST_DIR)|" -e "s|@@STAGING_DIR@@|$(STAGING_DIR)|" \
 		$(QT5BASE_PKGDIR)/qt.conf.in > $(HOST_DIR)/bin/qt.conf
 endef