diff --git a/README-1.md b/README-1.md
index e7c766f..894db04 100644
--- a/README-1.md
+++ b/README-1.md
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ Build (for the impatient)
 In `src/` do:
 
 ```
-  $ export QT_INSTALL_LIBS=/usr/lib # Unix
-
   $ ecl -shell make   # will take a while
   $ qmake eql5.pro
   $ make
   $ sudo make install # Unix
 ```
+*Please note that the eql5 libs are now installed in `$$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]`, so
+you'll need to manually remove any eventually present old version from e.g.
+`/usr/lib/`.*
 
 Now you should be able to run `eql5`.
 
@@ -102,11 +103,6 @@ same compiler you'll use to compile EQL5):
 
 [https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/](https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/)
 
-Choose where to install the libs:
-```
-  $ export QT_INSTALL_LIBS=/usr/lib # Unix
-```
-
 Qt4/Qt5 note:
 
 You can have both old EQL (Qt4) and EQL5 (Qt5) installed in parallel (exe and
diff --git a/src/eql_exe.pro b/src/eql_exe.pro
index e3bdbab..a0ced69 100644
--- a/src/eql_exe.pro
+++ b/src/eql_exe.pro
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ osx {
     target.path = /usr/local/bin
 }
 
-INSTALLS       = target
+INSTALLS = target
 
 win32 {
     include(windows.pri)
diff --git a/src/eql_lib.pro b/src/eql_lib.pro
index 3c357dd..62277d0 100644
--- a/src/eql_lib.pro
+++ b/src/eql_lib.pro
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include.files = eql5/*
 
 linux {
     include.path = /usr/include/eql5
-    target.path  = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path  = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static {
 
     combinedlib.files = libeql5.a libeql5.prl
     combinedlib.extra = ecl -shell make-static.lisp
-    combinedlib.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    combinedlib.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 
     INSTALLS = combinedlib
 }
diff --git a/src/module_help.pro b/src/module_help.pro
index 99c045c..319f97b 100644
--- a/src/module_help.pro
+++ b/src/module_help.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MOC_DIR      = ./tmp/help/
 VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
diff --git a/src/module_multimedia.pro b/src/module_multimedia.pro
index 04f93ba..7f0465c 100644
--- a/src/module_multimedia.pro
+++ b/src/module_multimedia.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MOC_DIR      = ./tmp/multimedia/
 VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
diff --git a/src/module_network.pro b/src/module_network.pro
index eb436f9..e95e9d1 100644
--- a/src/module_network.pro
+++ b/src/module_network.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MOC_DIR      = ./tmp/network/
 VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
diff --git a/src/module_quick.pro b/src/module_quick.pro
index a466726..cb13a49 100644
--- a/src/module_quick.pro
+++ b/src/module_quick.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MOC_DIR      = ./tmp/quick/
 VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
diff --git a/src/module_sql.pro b/src/module_sql.pro
index bf4b608..cc1250f 100644
--- a/src/module_sql.pro
+++ b/src/module_sql.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MOC_DIR      = ./tmp/sql/
 VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
diff --git a/src/module_svg.pro b/src/module_svg.pro
index 83cea90..55cf696 100644
--- a/src/module_svg.pro
+++ b/src/module_svg.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MOC_DIR      = ./tmp/svg/
 VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
diff --git a/src/module_webengine.pro b/src/module_webengine.pro
index dd7e0bd..6fbd155 100644
--- a/src/module_webengine.pro
+++ b/src/module_webengine.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MOC_DIR      = ./tmp/webengine/
 VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {
diff --git a/src/module_webkit.pro b/src/module_webkit.pro
index 21f0e5b..9331ef4 100644
--- a/src/module_webkit.pro
+++ b/src/module_webkit.pro
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ VERSION      = $$(EQL_VERSION)
 macx:QT      += network
 
 linux {
-    target.path = $$(QT_INSTALL_LIBS)
+    target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
 }
 
 osx {