diff --git a/config.tests/unix/libdl/libdl.cpp b/config.tests/unix/dlopen/dlopen.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from config.tests/unix/libdl/libdl.cpp
rename to config.tests/unix/dlopen/dlopen.cpp
diff --git a/config.tests/unix/dlopen/dlopen.pro b/config.tests/unix/dlopen/dlopen.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d343143325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.tests/unix/dlopen/dlopen.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SOURCES = $$PWD/dlopen.cpp
+CONFIG -= qt dylib
diff --git a/config.tests/unix/libdl/libdl.pro b/config.tests/unix/libdl/libdl.pro
index 8ed5231a8f3..4016395d35d 100644
--- a/config.tests/unix/libdl/libdl.pro
+++ b/config.tests/unix/libdl/libdl.pro
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-SOURCES = libdl.cpp
-CONFIG -= qt dylib
-!qnx: LIBS += -ldl
+include(../dlopen/dlopen.pro)
+LIBS += -ldl
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7c65fbd8b51..109c0bbbac0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4743,9 +4743,13 @@ if [ "$CFG_LIBPNG" = "auto" ]; then
 fi
 
 # detect dl
-if ! compileTest unix/libdl "libdl"; then
-    QMakeVar add DEFINES QT_NO_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY
+if compileTest unix/dlopen "dlopen"; then
     QMAKE_CONFIG="$QMAKE_CONFIG no-libdl"
+else
+    if ! compileTest unix/libdl "libdl"; then
+        QMAKE_CONFIG="$QMAKE_CONFIG no-libdl"
+        QMakeVar add DEFINES QT_NO_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$CFG_EGLFS" = "yes" ]; then