diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh
index 4bfad06948..d61779c354 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ tar xf "qtbase-everywhere-src-$QT.tar.xz"
 cd "qtbase-everywhere-src-$QT"
 mkdir build
 cd build
-../configure -prefix "$INSTALLDIR" -release -dbus-linked -gui -widgets -fontconfig -qt-doubleconversion -ssl -openssl-runtime -opengl desktop -qpa xcb,wayland -xkbcommon -xcb -gtk -- -DFEATURE_dbus=ON -DFEATURE_icu=OFF -DFEATURE_printsupport=OFF -DFEATURE_sql=OFF -DFEATURE_system_png=ON -DFEATURE_system_jpeg=ON -DFEATURE_system_zlib=ON -DFEATURE_system_freetype=ON -DFEATURE_system_harfbuzz=ON
+# -prefix sets the install prefix only
+../configure -prefix "$INSTALLDIR" -release -dbus-linked -gui -widgets -fontconfig -qt-doubleconversion -ssl -openssl-runtime -opengl desktop -qpa xcb,wayland -xkbcommon -xcb -gtk -- -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$INSTALLDIR" -DFEATURE_dbus=ON -DFEATURE_icu=OFF -DFEATURE_printsupport=OFF -DFEATURE_sql=OFF -DFEATURE_system_png=ON -DFEATURE_system_jpeg=ON -DFEATURE_system_zlib=ON -DFEATURE_system_freetype=ON -DFEATURE_system_harfbuzz=ON
 cmake --build . --parallel
 ninja install
 cd ../../