diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qe/qelectrotech/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qe/qelectrotech/package.nix
index 2112a1f26c2e..1ea2780bd8af 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qe/qelectrotech/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/qe/qelectrotech/package.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pugixml
   ];
 
+  qtWrapperArgs = [
+    "--add-flags"
+    "--common-elements-dir=${placeholder "out"}/share/qelectrotech/elements"
+    "--add-flags"
+    "--common-tbt-dir=${placeholder "out"}/share/qelectrotech/titleblocks"
+    "--add-flags"
+    "--lang-dir=${placeholder "out"}/share/qelectrotech/lang"
+  ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall