diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pri b/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pri
index f0c5bdeafbe..20832c1a7aa 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pri
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pri
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 INCLUDEPATH *= $$PWD/..
-LIBS += -lBotan         # Don't use qtLibraryName. Botan is always built in release mode.
+LIBS *= -l$$qtLibraryName(Botan)
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pro b/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pro
index 1e7ef103cdd..92f2bd0f6a1 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pro
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pro
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ TARGET = Botan
 
 PRECOMPILED_HEADER = ../precompiled_headers/botan_pch.h
 
-QT =
-
 CONFIG += exceptions
-CONFIG += release
-CONFIG -= debug debug_and_release
+
 include(../../../qtcreatorlibrary.pri)
 
 DEPENDPATH += .
-INCLUDEPATH += . $$[QT_INSTALL_HEADERS] $$[QT_INSTALL_HEADERS]/QtCore
+INCLUDEPATH += .
 
 DEFINES += BOTAN_DLL=Q_DECL_EXPORT
 unix:DEFINES += BOTAN_TARGET_OS_HAS_GETTIMEOFDAY BOTAN_HAS_ALLOC_MMAP \