diff --git a/tools/qmake/mkspecs/features/configure.prf b/tools/qmake/mkspecs/features/configure.prf
index 321e67e92aaf63a5c8e18e1d6745dfc4b035b3b5..8c68768570f38a50da00820550a0da8cf0d3a521 100644
--- a/tools/qmake/mkspecs/features/configure.prf
+++ b/tools/qmake/mkspecs/features/configure.prf
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ defineTest(runConfigure) {
         contains(QT_CONFIG, xcb): REQUIRED_PACKAGES += libdrm xcomposite xcursor xi xrandr xscrnsaver xtst
         contains(QT_CONFIG, pulseaudio): REQUIRED_PACKAGES += libpulse
         contains(QT_CONFIG, system-png): REQUIRED_PACKAGES += libpng
-        contains(QT_CONFIG, system-jpeg): REQUIRED_PACKAGES += libjpeg
         contains(QT_CONFIG, system-harfbuzz): REQUIRED_PACKAGES += harfbuzz
         !cross_compile: REQUIRED_PACKAGES += libpci nss