diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
index 9f0feaf94e58412..a348ee11395a4d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   # To prevent these failures, we need to override PostgreSQL detection.
   PSQL_LIBS = lib.optionalString (postgresql != null) "-L${postgresql.lib}/lib -lpq";
 
+  # do not pass --host and --build to configureFlags as QT's configure script doesn't understand them
+  configurePlatforms = [ ];
   # TODO Remove obsolete and useless flags once the build will be totally mastered
   configureFlags = [
     "-plugindir $(out)/$(qtPluginPrefix)"