diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 01e72b7d4a..6b5fe02413 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ qt_packages = qrencode protobuf zlib
 
 qt_x86_64_linux_packages:=qt expat dbus libxcb xcb_proto libXau xproto freetype fontconfig libX11 xextproto libXext xtrans
 qt_i686_linux_packages:=$(qt_x86_64_linux_packages)
+qt_arm_linux_packages:=$(qt_x86_64_linux_packages)
 
 qt_darwin_packages=qt
 qt_mingw32_packages=qt
diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
index bcfe88463d..347525125c 100644
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts_linux += -system-freetype
 $(package)_config_opts_linux += -no-sm
 $(package)_config_opts_linux += -fontconfig
 $(package)_config_opts_linux += -no-opengl
-$(package)_config_opts_arm_linux  = -platform linux-g++ -xplatform $(host)
+$(package)_config_opts_arm_linux += -platform linux-g++ -xplatform bitcoin-linux-g++
 $(package)_config_opts_i686_linux  = -xplatform linux-g++-32
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32  = -no-opengl -xplatform win32-g++ -device-option CROSS_COMPILE="$(host)-"
 $(package)_build_env  = QT_RCC_TEST=1
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   cp -f qtbase/mkspecs/macx-clang/Info.plist.app qtbase/mkspecs/macx-clang-linux/ &&\
   cp -f qtbase/mkspecs/macx-clang/qplatformdefs.h qtbase/mkspecs/macx-clang-linux/ &&\
   cp -f $($(package)_patch_dir)/mac-qmake.conf qtbase/mkspecs/macx-clang-linux/qmake.conf && \
+  cp -r qtbase/mkspecs/linux-arm-gnueabi-g++ qtbase/mkspecs/bitcoin-linux-g++ && \
+  sed -i s/arm-linux-gnueabi-/$(host)-/g qtbase/mkspecs/bitcoin-linux-g++/qmake.conf && \
   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/mingw-uuidof.patch && \
   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/pidlist_absolute.patch && \
   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix-xcb-include-order.patch && \