diff --git a/contrib/qt/convert-prl-libs-to-cmake.pl b/contrib/qt/convert-prl-libs-to-cmake.pl
--- a/contrib/qt/convert-prl-libs-to-cmake.pl
+++ b/contrib/qt/convert-prl-libs-to-cmake.pl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 use warnings;
 
 my $qt_lib;
+my $qt_lib_install_dir;
 my $component_name;
 my $out_name;
 my $compiler;
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@
 sub processArgs {
     GetOptions (
         "lib=s" => \$qt_lib,
+        # The installed Qt library directory might be different from the given
+        # library location. This is especially the case of the plugins wich are
+        # located in a separated 'plugin' directory.
+        # Let the caller set this installation dependent location rather than
+        # trying to determine it from the given library location. 
+        "qt_lib_install_dir=s" => \$qt_lib_install_dir,
         "component=s" => \$component_name,
         "out=s" => \$out_name,
         "compiler=s" => \$compiler
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@
             $lib = "$libs[$i] $libs[$i + 1]";
             ++$i;
         }
-        $lib =~ s"\$\$\[QT_INSTALL_LIBS\]"$qt_lib_dir"g;
+        $lib =~ s"\$\$\[QT_INSTALL_LIBS\]"$qt_lib_install_dir"g;
 
         if (lc($compiler) eq 'msvc') {
             # convert backslashes
diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@
 	if(TARGET Qt5::${_qt_component})
 		get_target_property(_lib_location Qt5::${_qt_component} LOCATION)
 		execute_process(COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} "${CONVERT_PRL_PATH}"
-			--lib ${_lib_location}
-			--out ${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE}
-			--component ${_qt_component}
-			--compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}
+			--lib "${_lib_location}"
+			--qt_lib_install_dir "${QT5_LIB_DIR}"
+			--out "${STATIC_DEPENDENCIES_CMAKE_FILE}"
+			--component "${_qt_component}"
+			--compiler "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}"
 		)
 	endif()
 endmacro()