diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
index ee6796e2add..be23c96c2a7 100644
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ $(package)_config_opts_s390x_linux = -platform linux-g++ -xplatform bitcoin-linu
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 = -no-opengl
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += -no-dbus
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += -xplatform win32-g++
+$(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += "QMAKE_CFLAGS = '$($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags)'"
+$(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += "QMAKE_CXXFLAGS = '$($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags)'"
+$(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += "QMAKE_LFLAGS = '$($(package)_ldflags)'"
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += -device-option CROSS_COMPILE="$(host)-"
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += -pch
 
@@ -241,9 +244,6 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   echo "!host_build: QMAKE_CFLAGS     += $($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
   echo "!host_build: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS   += $($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
   echo "!host_build: QMAKE_LFLAGS     += $($(package)_ldflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
-  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CFLAGS           += |!host_build: QMAKE_CFLAGS            = $($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf && \
-  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CXXFLAGS         += |!host_build: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS            = $($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf && \
-  sed -i.old "0,/^QMAKE_LFLAGS_/s|^QMAKE_LFLAGS_|!host_build: QMAKE_LFLAGS            = $($(package)_ldflags)\n&|" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf && \
   sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CC                = \$$$$\$$$${CROSS_COMPILE}clang|QMAKE_CC                = $($(package)_cc)|" qtbase/mkspecs/common/clang.conf && \
   sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CXX               = \$$$$\$$$${CROSS_COMPILE}clang++|QMAKE_CXX               = $($(package)_cxx)|" qtbase/mkspecs/common/clang.conf && \
   sed -i.old "s/LIBRARY_PATH/(CROSS_)?\0/g" qtbase/mkspecs/features/toolchain.prf