diff --git a/mkspecs/features/gn_generator.prf b/mkspecs/features/gn_generator.prf
index 306e58db1..a42059e82 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/gn_generator.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/gn_generator.prf
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ for (flag, GN_FLAGS): GN_CONTENTS += "    \"$$flag\","
         unix:!macos: GN_CONTENTS += "    \"-Wl,-rpath=$${rpath}\","
     }
 }
-!isEmpty(QMAKE_RPATHLINKDIR): GN_CONTENTS += "    \"-Wl,-rpath-link=$${QMAKE_RPATHLINKDIR}\","
+!isEmpty(QMAKE_LFLAGS_RPATHLINK):!isEmpty(QMAKE_RPATHLINKDIR): GN_CONTENTS += "    \"-Wl,-rpath-link=$${QMAKE_RPATHLINKDIR}\","
 GN_CONTENTS += "  ]"
 
 GN_CONTENTS += "  lib_dirs = ["