diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix
index 4e7c7ea54568..2092ae5309a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" -DNIXPKGS_QT_PLUGIN_PREFIX=\"$qtPluginPrefix\""
     NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" -DNIXPKGS_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=\"''${!outputLib}/$qtPluginPrefix/platforms\""
+
+    unset LD
   '';
 
   prefixKey = "-prefix ";