diff --git a/srcpkgs/synergy/template b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
index dc09a387848..d630a8bffb1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/synergy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		CXXFLAGS+=" $(pkg-config --cflags avahi-compat-libdns_sd)"
 		# qt5 gui
 		cd $wrksrc/src/gui
-		qmake QMAKE_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" QMAKE_LFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+		qmake-qt5 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" QMAKE_LFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 		make ${makejobs}
 	}
 	synergy-gui_package() {