diff --git a/mkspecs/features/configure_base.prf b/mkspecs/features/configure_base.prf
index 3397a7703e..31e8116490 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/configure_base.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/configure_base.prf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ defineTest(qtLog) {
 defineTest(qtRunLoggedCommand) {
     qtLog($$1)
 
-    output = $$system("$$1 2>&1", blob, result)
+    output = $$system("( $$1 ) 2>&1", blob, result)
     write_file($${QMAKE_CONFIG_LOG}, output, append)
     $$QMAKE_CONFIG_VERBOSE: log($$output)