diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator_2.8.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator_2.8.1.bb
index ca73cdaf68..d911db1998 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator_2.8.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator_2.8.1.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/${BP}-src"
 
 inherit qt4x11
 
+EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_PRE += "IDE_LIBRARY_BASENAME=${baselib}"
+
 do_install() {
 	oe_runmake INSTALL_ROOT=${D}${prefix} install
 	oe_runmake INSTALL_ROOT=${D}${prefix} install_docs