diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildPathsHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildPathsHelpers.cmake
index bd186c28b..edee52e8b 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildPathsHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildPathsHelpers.cmake
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function(qt_internal_set_up_global_paths)
     if(QT_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR)
         string(APPEND QT_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "/")
     endif()
-    string(APPEND QT_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR ${__config_path_part})
+    string(APPEND QT_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "share")
 
     set(QT_BUILD_DIR "${QT_BUILD_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     set(QT_INSTALL_DIR "${QT_INSTALL_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)