diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix
index 8fec445fb94f..d3aafe84ef7d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     # build as a set of dynamic libraries
     "-DFEATURE_framework=OFF"
+    # error: 'path' is unavailable: introduced in macOS 10.15
+    "-DQT_FEATURE_cxx17_filesystem=OFF"
   ];
 
   NIX_LDFLAGS = toString (lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtpbfimageplugin/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtpbfimageplugin/default.nix
index 69a492180dbc..40e7e1549140 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtpbfimageplugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtpbfimageplugin/default.nix
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace '$$PROTOBUF/lib/libprotobuf-lite.a' '${protobuf}/lib/libprotobuf-lite.dylib'
   '';
 
-  # error: 'path' is unavailable: introduced in macOS 10.15
-  qmakeFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-    "CONFIG+=c++17"
-    "QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.15"
-  ];
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Qt image plugin for displaying Mapbox vector tiles";
     longDescription = ''