diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5webkit/qt5webkit.mk b/package/qt5/qt5webkit/qt5webkit.mk
index c6441b5bdd..dd99661be0 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5webkit/qt5webkit.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5webkit/qt5webkit.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ QT5WEBKIT_SITE = https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.9/5.9.1/submodule
 QT5WEBKIT_SOURCE = qtwebkit-opensource-src-$(QT5WEBKIT_VERSION).tar.xz
 QT5WEBKIT_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-bison host-flex host-gperf host-python host-ruby \
-	leveldb qt5base sqlite
+	leveldb sqlite
 QT5WEBKIT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 QT5WEBKIT_LICENSE_FILES = Source/WebCore/LICENSE-LGPL-2 Source/WebCore/LICENSE-LGPL-2.1
@@ -30,35 +30,20 @@ endif
 # QtWebkit's build system uses python, but only supports python2. We work
 # around this by forcing python2 early in the PATH, via a python->python2
 # symlink.
-QT5WEBKIT_ENV = PATH=$(@D)/host-bin:$(BR_PATH)
+QT5WEBKIT_CONF_ENV = PATH=$(@D)/host-bin:$(BR_PATH)
+QT5WEBKIT_MAKE_ENV = PATH=$(@D)/host-bin:$(BR_PATH)
 define QT5WEBKIT_PYTHON2_SYMLINK
 	mkdir -p $(@D)/host-bin
 	ln -sf $(HOST_DIR)/bin/python2 $(@D)/host-bin/python
 endef
 QT5WEBKIT_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += QT5WEBKIT_PYTHON2_SYMLINK
 
-define QT5WEBKIT_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(QT5WEBKIT_ENV) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/qmake WEBKIT_CONFIG+=use_system_leveldb)
-endef
+QT5WEBKIT_CONF_OPTS = WEBKIT_CONFIG+=use_system_leveldb
 
-define QT5WEBKIT_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(QT5WEBKIT_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
-endef
-
-define QT5WEBKIT_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(QT5WEBKIT_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install
-endef
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE_QUICK),y)
-define QT5WEBKIT_INSTALL_TARGET_QMLS
-	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/qml/QtWebKit $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/qml/
-endef
-endif
-
-define QT5WEBKIT_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQt5WebKit*.so.* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib
+define QT5WEBKIT_INSTALL_TARGET_EXTRAS
 	cp -dpf $(@D)/bin/* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/
-	$(QT5WEBKIT_INSTALL_TARGET_QMLS)
 endef
 
-$(eval $(generic-package))
+QT5WEBKIT_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += QT5WEBKIT_INSTALL_TARGET_EXTRAS
+
+$(eval $(qmake-package))