diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index d2a3c35f1e..73e2af5501 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ include packages/packages.mk
 build_id:=$(shell env CC='$(build_CC)' CXX='$(build_CXX)' AR='$(build_AR)' RANLIB='$(build_RANLIB)' STRIP='$(build_STRIP)' SHA256SUM='$(build_SHA256SUM)' DEBUG='$(DEBUG)' ./gen_id '$(BUILD_ID_SALT)' 'GUIX_ENVIRONMENT=$(realpath $(GUIX_ENVIRONMENT))')
 $(host_arch)_$(host_os)_id:=$(shell env CC='$(host_CC)' CXX='$(host_CXX)' AR='$(host_AR)' RANLIB='$(host_RANLIB)' STRIP='$(host_STRIP)' SHA256SUM='$(build_SHA256SUM)' DEBUG='$(DEBUG)' ./gen_id '$(HOST_ID_SALT)' 'GUIX_ENVIRONMENT=$(realpath $(GUIX_ENVIRONMENT))')
 
-qrencode_packages_$(NO_QR) = $(qrencode_packages)
+qrencode_packages_$(NO_QR) = $(qrencode_$(host_os)_packages)
 
 qt_packages_$(NO_QT) = $(qt_packages) $(qt_$(host_os)_packages) $(qt_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $(qrencode_packages_)
 
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 77866c8e7a..4c66b3bdb9 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 packages:=boost libevent
 
-qrencode_packages = qrencode
+qrencode_linux_packages = qrencode
+qrencode_android_packages = qrencode
+qrencode_darwin_packages = qrencode
+qrencode_mingw32_packages = qrencode
 
 qt_linux_packages:=qt expat libxcb xcb_proto libXau xproto freetype fontconfig libxkbcommon libxcb_util libxcb_util_render libxcb_util_keysyms libxcb_util_image libxcb_util_wm
 qt_android_packages=qt
-
 qt_darwin_packages=qt
 qt_mingw32_packages=qt