diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3d5f262cea..8b8fc7d008 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6757,9 +6757,9 @@ else
     [ -f "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h" ] && chmod +w "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h"
     mv "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h.new" "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h"
     chmod -w "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h"
-    for conf in "$outpath/include/QtCore/qconfig.h" "$outpath/include/Qt/qconfig.h"; do
-        ln -s "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h" "$conf"
-    done
+    if [ ! -f "$outpath/include/QtCore/qconfig.h" ]; then
+        ln -s "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.h" "$outpath/include/QtCore/qconfig.h"
+    fi
 fi
 
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