diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5385053..5ded5d1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def main():
                       help="Install directory for synthclone plugins")
     parser.add_option("--prefix", action="store", default=None, dest="prefix",
                       help="Install prefix")
-    parser.add_option("--qmake", action="store", default="qmake-qt5", dest="qmake",
+    parser.add_option("--qmake", action="store", default="qmake", dest="qmake",
                       help="location of Qt5 qmake executable")
     parser.add_option("--skip-api-docs", action="store", default=0,
                       dest="skipAPIDocs", help="Don't build API documentation",