diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 1683eda838..b3f9c799cb 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ QT5BASE_INSTALL_LIBS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_PRINTSUPPORT) += Qt5PrintSupport
 
 QT5BASE_INSTALL_LIBS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_DBUS) += Qt5DBus
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST)$(BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_GPU_VIV),yy)
+# use vivante backend
+define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_QMAKE_CONFIG
+	echo "EGLFS_DEVICE_INTEGRATION = eglfs_viv" >> \
+		$(@D)/mkspecs/devices/linux-buildroot-g++/qmake.conf
+endef
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(QT5BASE_CONFIG_FILE),)
 define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_CONFIG_FILE
 	cp $(QT5BASE_CONFIG_FILE) $(@D)/src/corelib/global/qconfig-buildroot.h
@@ -257,6 +265,7 @@ endif
 define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(QT5BASE_PKGDIR)/qmake.conf \
 		$(@D)/mkspecs/devices/linux-buildroot-g++/qmake.conf
+	$(QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_QMAKE_CONFIG)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(QT5BASE_PKGDIR)/qplatformdefs.h \
 		$(@D)/mkspecs/devices/linux-buildroot-g++/qplatformdefs.h
 	$(QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_CONFIG_FILE)