diff --git a/bin/BuildSystem/Qt5CoreBuildSystem.py b/bin/BuildSystem/Qt5CoreBuildSystem.py
index 587917500..ccd13a628 100644
--- a/bin/BuildSystem/Qt5CoreBuildSystem.py
+++ b/bin/BuildSystem/Qt5CoreBuildSystem.py
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 #
 # copyright (c) 2012 Hannah von Reth <vonreth@kde.org>
 #
 # definitions for the qt5 modules
 
 from BuildSystem.QMakeBuildSystem import *
 from CraftStandardDirs import CraftStandardDirs
 
 
 class Qt5CoreBuildSystem(QMakeBuildSystem):
     def __init__(self):
         QMakeBuildSystem.__init__(self)
 
     def install(self, options=""):
         """implements the make step for Qt projects"""
         imageDir = self.imageDir()
-        # Since 5.10 we don't apply the patch to Qt anymore which would accept a absolute path
-        if self.qtVer >= CraftVersion("5.10") or CraftCore.settings.getboolean("QtSDK", "Enabled", False):
+        # Since 5.9.3 we don't apply the patch to Qt anymore which would accept a absolute path
+        if self.qtVer >= CraftVersion("5.9.3") or CraftCore.settings.getboolean("QtSDK", "Enabled", False):
             if os.path.splitdrive(imageDir)[0] == os.path.splitdrive(self.buildDir())[0]:
                 imageDir = os.path.splitdrive(imageDir)[1]
         options += f" INSTALL_ROOT={imageDir} install"
         if not QMakeBuildSystem.install(self, options):
             return False
 
         self._fixInstallPrefix()
 
         if OsUtils.isWin():
             if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.installDir(), "bin", "mkspecs")):
                 utils.moveFile(os.path.join(self.installDir(), "bin", "mkspecs"),
                                os.path.join(self.installDir(), "mkspecs"))
         return True