diff --git a/cmake/modules/ECMQt4To5Porting.cmake b/cmake/modules/ECMQt4To5Porting.cmake
index 11194391065..0cfbfb8c302 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/ECMQt4To5Porting.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/ECMQt4To5Porting.cmake
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ list(APPEND QT_QTWEBKIT_LIBRARY ${Qt5WebKitWidgets_LIBRARIES})
 set(QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES ${Qt5Quick1_LIBRARIES})
 set(QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARY ${Qt5Quick1_LIBRARIES})
 
-set(QT_LRELEASE_EXECUTABLE lrelease-qt5)
+Find_Program(QT_LRELEASE_EXECUTABLE NAMES lrelease-qt5 lrelease)
 set(QT_LUPDATE_EXECUTABLE lupdate-qt5)
 
 set(QT_INSTALL_PREFIX ${_qt5Core_install_prefix})