--- a/cmake/QtFinishPrlFile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFinishPrlFile.cmake
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ foreach(line ${lines})
                         endif()
                         list(APPEND adjusted_libs "-framework" "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
                     else()
-                        # Not a framework, transform the Qt module into relocatable relative path.
-                        qt_strip_library_version_suffix(relative_lib "${relative_lib}")
-                        list(APPEND adjusted_libs "$$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]/${relative_lib}")
+                        # Not a framework, extract the library name and prepend an -l to make
+                        # it relocatable.
+                        qt_transform_absolute_library_paths_to_link_flags(lib_with_link_flag "${lib}")
+                        list(APPEND adjusted_libs "${lib_with_link_flag}")
                     endif()
                 endif()
             else()
--- a/cmake/QtGenerateLibHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtGenerateLibHelpers.cmake
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ function(qt_transform_absolute_library_paths_to_link_flags out_var library_path_
                 # If library_path isn't in default link directories, we should add it to link flags.
                 # But we shouldn't add it duplicately.
                 list(FIND IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES_LOWER "${dir_lower}" index)
-                if(index EQUAL -1 AND NOT "-L\"${dir}\"" IN_LIST out_list)
-                    list(APPEND out_list "-L\"${dir}\"")
-                endif()
             endif()
             list(APPEND out_list "${lib_name_with_link_flag}")
         else()