diff --git a/qmake/Makefile.unix b/qmake/Makefile.unix
index ea792a7c..5401a5fe 100644
--- a/qmake/Makefile.unix
+++ b/qmake/Makefile.unix
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ CPPFLAGS = -g $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) \
 CXXFLAGS = $(EXTRA_CXXFLAGS) $(CONFIG_CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS)
 CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS) $(CONFIG_CFLAGS)
 LFLAGS = $(EXTRA_LFLAGS) $(CONFIG_LFLAGS)
+LFLAGS = $(EXTRA_LFLAGS) $(CONFIG_LFLAGS) $(QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE)
 
 first all: $(BUILD_PATH)/bin/qmake$(EXEEXT)
 qmake: $(BUILD_PATH)/bin/qmake$(EXEEXT)