diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_pris.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_pris.prf
index 5f5639a1cf83aca62a935fe10ed2acb59b585946..8b717c98f4b84e76be8cbddfd9097c7cc8abdc68 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_pris.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_pris.prf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 load(qt_build_paths)
-force_independent|!isEmpty(MODULE_FWD_INCLUDES): \
+force_independent|split_incpath: \
     CONFIG += need_fwd_pri
 mod_work_pfx = $$MODULE_QMAKE_OUTDIR/mkspecs/modules
 need_fwd_pri: \