--- qtbase/configure	2012/05/24 14:10:06	1.1
+++ qtbase/configure	2012/05/24 14:11:09
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 
 # initialize global variables
 QMAKE_SWITCHES=
-QMAKE_VARS=
 QMAKE_CONFIG=
 QTCONFIG_CONFIG=
 QT_CONFIG=
@@ -1199,7 +1198,7 @@
 	    QMakeVar add QMAKE_CFLAGS -pg
 	    QMakeVar add QMAKE_CXXFLAGS -pg
 	    QMakeVar add QMAKE_LFLAGS -pg
-            QMAKE_VARS="$QMAKE_VARS CONFIG+=nostrip"
+            QMakeVar add CONFIG nostrip
         else
             UNKNOWN_OPT=yes
         fi
@@ -2426,6 +2425,8 @@
     esac
 fi
 
+QMakeVar add CONFIG nostrip
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # tests that don't need qmake (must be run before displaying help)
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------