diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
index 83f62e4ec2b..bf7b07e2549 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ wrapQtAppsHook() {
     [ -z "$wrapQtAppsHookHasRun" ] || return 0
     wrapQtAppsHookHasRun=1
 
-    local targetDirs=( "$prefix/bin" )
+    local targetDirs=( "$prefix/bin" "$prefix/libexec"  )
     echo "wrapping Qt applications in ${targetDirs[@]}"
 
     for targetDir in "${targetDirs[@]}"