diff --git a/QGCExternalLibs.pri b/QGCExternalLibs.pri
index 4937c3fe6693bf4821303f9b1d5f4e0c69b40f19..c0dc30aa9f5643617825ea116762eaf1743a5766 100644
--- a/QGCExternalLibs.pri
+++ b/QGCExternalLibs.pri
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ else:infile(user_config.pri, DEFINES, DISABLE_GOOGLE_EARTH) {
     DEFINES += QGC_GOOGLE_EARTH_ENABLED
     HEADERS += src/ui/map3D/QGCGoogleEarthView.h
     SOURCES += src/ui/map3D/QGCGoogleEarthView.cc
-    CONFIG += qaxcontainer
+    QT += axcontainer
 } else {
     message("Skipping support for Google Earth view (unsupported platform)")
 }