diff --git a/packages/Xorg/lib/qt4/files/qmake.mk b/packages/Xorg/lib/qt4/files/qmake.mk
index 96ec2a7..c4033ae 100644
--- a/packages/Xorg/lib/qt4/files/qmake.mk
+++ b/packages/Xorg/lib/qt4/files/qmake.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,21 @@ define Build/Configure/Qmake
                $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(1).pro
 endef
 
+# we need to pass everythign to $(MAKE) as well, as Makefiles may invoke qmake once again for creation of further Makefiles
 define Build/Compile/Default
+       TARGET_CC="$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc" \
+       TARGET_CXX="$(TARGET_CROSS)g++" \
+       TARGET_AR="$(TARGET_CROSS)ar cqs" \
+       TARGET_OBJCOPY="$(TARGET_CROSS)objcopy" \
+       TARGET_RANLIB="$(TARGET_CROSS)ranlib" \
+       TARGET_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
+       TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
+       TARGET_LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)" \
+       TARGET_INCDIRS="$(TARGET_INCDIRS)" \
+       TARGET_LIBDIRS="$(TARGET_LIBDIRS)" \
+       TARGET_LIBS="$(TARGET_LIBS)" \
+       STAGING_DIR_HOST="$(STAGING_DIR)/../host" \
+       STAGING_DIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" \
        $(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(MAKE_PATH) \
                $(1);
 endef