1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/tools/qtpaths/qtpaths.cpp b/src/tools/qtpaths/qtpaths.cpp
index 667b594b67..6e57ce9d4a 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtpaths/qtpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qtpaths/qtpaths.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static QString searchStringOrError(QCommandLineParser *parser)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    QString qtconfManualPath;
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setApplicationVersion(QTPATHS_VERSION_STR);
 
@@ -265,7 +266,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(settings)
     if (parser.isSet(qtconf)) {
-        QLibraryInfoPrivate::qtconfManualPath = parser.value(qtconf);
+        qtconfManualPath = parser.value(qtconf);
+        QLibraryInfoPrivate::qtconfManualPath = &qtconfManualPath;
     }
 #endif