diff --git a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4.inc b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4.inc
index 7d91f19c4f..9ff33eca74 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4.inc
@@ -289,13 +289,13 @@ do_install() {
 	rm -f ${D}/${bindir}/lrelease
 
 	# fix pkgconfig, libtool and prl files
-	sed -i -e s#-L${S}/lib##g \
-			-e s#-L${STAGING_LIBDIR}##g \
+	sed -i -e s#-L${S}/lib/\?##g \
+			-e s#-L${STAGING_LIBDIR}/\?##g \
 			-e 's#STAGING_LIBDIR}#libdir}'#g \
-			-e s#-L${libdir}##g \
+			-e s#-L${libdir}/\?##g \
 			-e s#'$(OE_QMAKE_LIBS_X11)'#"${OE_QMAKE_LIBS_X11}"#g \
-			-e s#" -Wl,-rpath-link,${S}/lib"##g \
-			-e s#" -Wl,-rpath-link,${libdir}"##g \
+			-e s#" -Wl,-rpath-link,${S}/lib/\?"##g \
+			-e s#" -Wl,-rpath-link,${libdir}/\?"##g \
 			-e 's#Iin#I${in#g' \
 			${D}${libdir}/*.la ${D}${libdir}/*.prl ${D}${libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc