2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator.cpp b/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator.cpp
index 7259e811c..ce2a5d19e 100644
--- a/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void QMakeEvaluator::initStatics()
     statics.strforever = QLatin1String("forever");
     statics.strhost_build = QLatin1String("host_build");
     statics.strTEMPLATE = ProKey("TEMPLATE");
+    statics.strQMAKE_PLATFORM = ProKey("QMAKE_PLATFORM");
 #ifdef PROEVALUATOR_FULL
     statics.strREQUIRES = ProKey("REQUIRES");
 #endif
@@ -924,6 +925,8 @@ void QMakeEvaluator::visitProVariable(
 
     if (varName == statics.strTEMPLATE)
         setTemplate();
+    else if (varName == statics.strQMAKE_PLATFORM)
+        updateFeaturePaths();
 #ifdef PROEVALUATOR_FULL
     else if (varName == statics.strREQUIRES)
         checkRequirements(values(varName));
@@ -1214,7 +1217,6 @@ bool QMakeEvaluator::loadSpec()
     }
     if (!loadSpecInternal())
         return false;
-    updateFeaturePaths(); // The spec extends the feature search path, so rebuild the cache.
     if (!m_conffile.isEmpty()
         && !evaluateFile(m_conffile, QMakeHandler::EvalConfigFile, LoadProOnly)) {
         return false;
diff --git a/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator_p.h b/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator_p.h
index 987fd686d..025a913bc 100644
--- a/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator_p.h
+++ b/src/linguist/shared/qmakeevaluator_p.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct QMakeStatics {
     QString strforever;
     QString strhost_build;
     ProKey strTEMPLATE;
+    ProKey strQMAKE_PLATFORM;
 #ifdef PROEVALUATOR_FULL
     ProKey strREQUIRES;
 #endif