--- /dev/null
+diff --git a/src/winmain/winmain.pro b/src/winmain/winmain.pro
+index 9cb6ab0c..52c7876e 100644
+--- a/src/winmain/winmain.pro
++++ b/src/winmain/winmain.pro
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+
+ TEMPLATE = lib
+ TARGET = qtmain
+-DESTDIR = $$QT.core.libs
++DESTDIR = $$QT.core.libs/manual-link
+
+ CONFIG += static
+ QT = core
+@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ winrt {
+ }
+
+ load(qt_installs)
+-
++!qt_no_install_library {
++ host_build: \
++ target.path = $$[QT_HOST_LIBS]/manual-link
++ else: \
++ target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]/manual-link
++}
+ TARGET = $$qtLibraryTarget($$TARGET$$QT_LIBINFIX) #do this towards the end
+
+ load(qt_targets)