diff --git a/configure.pri b/configure.pri
index eff7d8f6113143ba87a171b538f9d73bebd1b63f..0bf4ca41a3e39235040061e13a347635e9f25caf 100644
--- a/configure.pri
+++ b/configure.pri
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load(platform)
+
 include(src/buildtools/config/functions.pri)
 
 # this must be done outside any function
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ defineTest(qtConfTest_detectJumboBuild) {
     return(true)
 }
 
+defineTest(qtConfReport_skipBuildWarning) {
+    $${1}()
+    !isEmpty(skipBuildReason):qtConfAddWarning($${skipBuildReason})
+}
+
 defineTest(qtConfReport_jumboBuild) {
     mergeLimit = $$eval(config.input.merge_limit)
     mergeLimit = $$find(mergeLimit, "\d")
@@ -96,6 +103,21 @@ defineTest(qtConfTest_detectBison) {
     return(true)
 }
 
+defineTest(qtConfTest_detectPlatform) {
+   !isPlatformSupported() {
+        qtLog("Platform not supported".)
+        return(false)
+   }
+   return(true)
+}
+
+defineTest(qtConfTest_detectArch) {
+   !isArchSupported() {
+        qtLog("Architecture not supported".)
+        return(false)
+   }
+   return(true)
+}
 defineTest(qtConfTest_detectFlex) {
     flex = $$qtConfFindGnuTool("flex$$EXE_SUFFIX")
     isEmpty(flex) {
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/functions.prf b/mkspecs/features/functions.prf
index ec78a59cb0daffd6525c52e59cf5c99b385cd4a6..7617005ea999534ec09d0e7c14a6703be455de61 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/functions.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/functions.prf
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ defineTest(skipBuild) {
 
 defineTest(isWebEngineCoreBuild) {
 
-    static{
-       skipBuild("Static builds of QtWebEngine aren't supported.")
+    static {
+       skipBuild("Static builds of QtWebEngine are not supported.")
        return(false)
     }
 
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ defineTest(isWebEngineCoreBuild) {
         return(false)
     }
 
+    win32:!qtConfig(webengine-winversion) {
+        skipBuild("Needs Visual Studio 2017 or higher")
+        return(false)
+    }
+
     !qtConfig(webengine-gperf) {
         skipBuild("Required gperf could not be found.")
         return(false)
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/platform.prf b/mkspecs/features/platform.prf
index 23260cc799de9f840775d607ffda2e1dbcecb387..05854d90fd9f2e434f474b48ac69302fef00fead 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/platform.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/platform.prf
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-include($$QTWEBENGINE_OUT_ROOT/src/buildtools/qtbuildtools-config.pri)
-QT_FOR_CONFIG += buildtools-private
-
 defineTest(isQtMinimum) {
     !equals(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, $$1): return(false)
     count(ARGS, 1, greaterThan) {
@@ -39,10 +36,6 @@ defineTest(isWindowsPlatformSupported) {
         skipBuild("Qt WebEngine on Windows requires a Windows SDK version 10.0.17763 or newer.")
         return(false)
     }
-    !qtConfig(webengine-winversion) {
-        skipBuild("Needs Visual Studio 2017 or higher")
-        return(false)
-    }
     return(true)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/buildtools/configure.json b/src/buildtools/configure.json
index 3fc342992d0dd3fa005189f9d6ae4655c9d1e02c..62a9368ee55146d6ec53be37d323dd33a918d513 100644
--- a/src/buildtools/configure.json
+++ b/src/buildtools/configure.json
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@
         "webengine-win-compiler64": {
             "label": "64bit compiler",
             "type": "isWindowsHostCompiler64"
+        },
+        "webengine-platform": {
+            "label": "platform supported",
+            "type": "detectPlatform"
+        },
+        "webengine-architecture": {
+            "label": "architecture supported",
+            "type": "detectArch"
         }
     },
     "features": {
@@ -362,7 +370,9 @@
                          && features.webengine-gperf
                          && features.webengine-bison
                          && features.webengine-flex
-                         && (!features.xcb || features.webengine-ozone-x11)",
+                         && (!features.xcb || features.webengine-ozone-x11)
+                         && tests.webengine-platform
+                         && tests.webengine-architecture",
             "output": [ "privateFeature" ]
         },
         "webengine-python2": {
@@ -650,6 +660,16 @@
             "type": "warning",
             "condition": "config.win32 && !features.webengine-win-compiler64",
             "message": "64-bit cross-building or native toolchain is required to build QtWebEngine."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "skipBuildWarning",
+            "condition": "tests.webengine-platform",
+            "message": "isPlatformSupported"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "skipBuildWarning",
+            "condition": "tests.webengine-architecture",
+            "message": "isArchSupported"
         }
     ],
     "summary": [