diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/qbittorrent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/qbittorrent/default.nix
index 3bb65123c81e..03178b5cb75d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/qbittorrent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/qbittorrent/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ boost libtorrentRasterbar qtbase qttools ]
     ++ optional guiSupport dbus_libs;
 
+  # Otherwise qm_gen.pri assumes lrelease-qt5, which does not exist.
+  QMAKE_LRELEASE = "lrelease";
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.out}/lib"
     "--with-boost=${boost.dev}"