diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ca1261c72..631d97a5e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7020,7 +7020,7 @@ fi
 $as_echo "$as_me: Running qmake to generate the makefile..." >&6;}
 CONFDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 
-$QT_QMAKE $CONFDIR/qbittorrent.pro
+$QT_QMAKE -r $CONFDIR/qbittorrent.pro
 
 ret="$?"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index feb3aa940..43a2d5c89 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT(conf.pri)
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Running qmake to generate the makefile...])
 CONFDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 
-$QT_QMAKE [$CONFDIR]/qbittorrent.pro
+$QT_QMAKE -r [$CONFDIR]/qbittorrent.pro
 
 ret="$?"