diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
index 4119012d85..97ff7b1a51 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,26 @@ void QLibrarySettings::load()
     }
 }
 
+static QSettings *__qli_findXDGConfig()
+{
+    // https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-14150
+    if (qgetenv("SNAP").isEmpty())
+        return 0;
+    const QString configHome = qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
+    const QString configDirs = qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS");
+    const QString pathVars[] = { configHome, configDirs };
+    for (const QString &paths : pathVars) {
+        for (const QString &path : paths.split(QChar(':'))) {
+            if (path.isEmpty())
+                continue;
+            const QString qtconfig = path + QStringLiteral("/qt.conf");
+            if (QFile::exists(qtconfig))
+                return new QSettings(qtconfig, QSettings::IniFormat);
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 QSettings *QLibraryInfoPrivate::findConfiguration()
 {
 #ifdef QT_BUILD_QMAKE
@@ -203,7 +223,7 @@ QSettings *QLibraryInfoPrivate::findConfiguration()
             return new QSettings(qtconfig, QSettings::IniFormat);
     }
 #endif
-    return 0;     //no luck
+    return __qli_findXDGConfig();     //no luck
 }
 
 #endif // settings