diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/appimage/appimage-exec.sh b/pkgs/build-support/appimage/appimage-exec.sh
index 29b695fd0848..74a37055c862 100755
--- a/pkgs/build-support/appimage/appimage-exec.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/appimage/appimage-exec.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ apprun() {
   else echo "$(basename "$APPIMAGE")" installed in "$APPDIR"
   fi
 
+  # Fix potential for the appimages to try to import libraries from QT
+  # installed on the system, causing a version mismatch
+  unset QT_PLUGIN_PATH
+
   export PATH="$PATH:$PWD/usr/bin"
 }