diff --git a/common/build-helper/qmake6.sh b/common/build-helper/qmake6.sh
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+# This build-helper sets up qmake’s cross environment
+# in cases the build-style is mixed,
+# e.g. when in a gnu-configure style the configure
+# script calls qmake or a makefile in a gnu-makefile style,
+# respectively.
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/target-spec/linux-g++"
+	cat > "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/target-spec/linux-g++/qmake.conf" <<_EOF
+MAKEFILE_GENERATOR      = UNIX
+CONFIG                 += incremental no_qt_rpath
+QMAKE_INCREMENTAL_STYLE = sublib
+
+include(/usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs/common/linux.conf)
+include(/usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-unix.conf)
+include(/usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs/common/g++-unix.conf)
+
+QMAKE_TARGET_CONFIG     = ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs/qconfig.pri
+QMAKE_TARGET_MODULE     = ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs/qmodule.pri
+QMAKEMODULES            = ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs/modules
+QMAKE_CC                = ${CC}
+QMAKE_CXX               = ${CXX}
+QMAKE_LINK              = ${CXX}
+QMAKE_LINK_C            = ${CC}
+QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB        = ${CXX}
+
+QMAKE_AR                = ${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc-ar cqs
+QMAKE_OBJCOPY           = ${OBJCOPY}
+QMAKE_NM                = ${NM} -P
+QMAKE_STRIP             = ${STRIP}
+
+QMAKE_CFLAGS            = ${CFLAGS}
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS          = ${CXXFLAGS}
+QMAKE_LFLAGS            = ${LDFLAGS}
+load(qt_config)
+_EOF
+	echo "#include \"${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6/mkspecs/linux-g++/qplatformdefs.h\"" > "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/target-spec/linux-g++/qplatformdefs.h"
+
+	cat > "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/qt.conf" <<_EOF
+[Paths]
+Sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}
+Prefix=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
+ArchData=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6
+Data=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/share/qt6
+Documentation=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/share/doc/qt6
+Headers=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/qt6
+Libraries=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib
+LibraryExecutables=/usr/lib/qt6/libexec
+Binaries=/usr/lib/qt6/bin
+Tests=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/tests
+Plugins=/usr/lib/qt6/plugins
+Imports=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6/imports
+Qml2Imports=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6/qml
+Translations=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/share/qt6/translations
+Settings=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/etc/xdg
+Examples=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/qt6/examples
+HostPrefix=/usr
+HostData=/usr/lib/qt6
+HostBinaries=/usr/lib/qt6/bin
+HostLibraries=/usr/lib
+HostLibraryExecutables=/usr/lib/qt6/libexec
+Spec=linux-g++
+TargetSpec=$XBPS_WRAPPERDIR/target-spec/linux-g++
+_EOF
+
+	# create the qmake-wrapper here because it only
+	# makes sense together with the qmake build-helper
+	# and not to interfere with e.g. the qmake build-style
+	#
+	#   + base flags will be picked up from QMAKE_{C,CXX,LD}FLAGS
+	#   + hardening flags will be picked up from environment variables
+        cat > "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/qmake" <<_EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+exec /usr/lib/qt6/bin/qmake "\$@" -qtconf "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/qt.conf" \\
+	QMAKE_CFLAGS+="\${CFLAGS}" \\
+	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS+="\${CXXFLAGS}" \\
+	QMAKE_LFLAGS+="\${LDFLAGS}"
+_EOF
+else
+        cat > "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/qmake" <<_EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+exec /usr/lib/qt6/bin/qmake \
+	"\$@" \
+	PREFIX=/usr \
+	QT_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+	LIB=/usr/lib \
+	QMAKE_CC="$CC" QMAKE_CXX="$CXX" \
+	QMAKE_LINK="$CXX" QMAKE_LINK_C="$CC" \
+	QMAKE_CFLAGS+="\${CFLAGS}" \
+	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS+="\${CXXFLAGS}" \
+	QMAKE_LFLAGS+="\${LDFLAGS}" \
+	CONFIG+=no_qt_rpath
+_EOF
+fi
+chmod 755 ${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/qmake
+cp -p ${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/qmake{,-qt6}
+cp -p ${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/qmake{,6}