diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/default.nix
index 5926267b558..2112b29c729 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/default.nix
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ let
       ];
 
       makeQtWrapper = makeSetupHook { deps = [ makeWrapper ]; } ./make-qt-wrapper.sh;
-      qmakeHook = makeSetupHook { deps = [ self.qtbase ]; } ./qmake-hook.sh;
+      qmakeHook = makeSetupHook { deps = [ self.qtbase.dev ]; } ./qmake-hook.sh;
 
     };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.7/default.nix
index 927702e81d4..c5d32b8ce0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.7/default.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ let
 
       qmakeHook =
         makeSetupHook
-        { deps = [ self.qtbase ]; }
+        { deps = [ self.qtbase.dev ]; }
         ./qmake-hook.sh;
 
     };