diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template
index c1dd4374d7d..60542517db5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt5/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-PyQt5'
 pkgname=python-PyQt5
 version=5.6
-revision=1
+revision=2
 lib32disabled=yes
 wrksrc="PyQt5_gpl-${version}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ _do_pyqt5_build() {
 
 	python${pyver} configure.py --confirm-license --assume-shared ${tools} \
 		CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" CXX="${CXX}" CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" \
-		LINK="${CXX}" LINK_SHLIB="${CXX}" LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" STRIP=""
+		LINK="${CXX}" LINK_SHLIB="${CXX}" LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" STRIP="" \
+		QMAKE_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" QMAKE_LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
 	make ${makejobs}
 }
 pre_build() {