diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.12/qtbase.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.12/qtbase.patch
index 118ffaa511e3..87ed0ddc4d4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.12/qtbase.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.12/qtbase.patch
@@ -1114,3 +1114,33 @@ diff -aur qtbase-everywhere-src-5.12.3-a/src/widgets/Qt5WidgetsConfigExtras.cmak
  !!ELSE
      set(imported_location \"$${CMAKE_BIN_DIR}uic$$CMAKE_BIN_SUFFIX\")
  !!ENDIF
+diff --git a/mkspecs/features/mac/sdk.mk b/mkspecs/features/mac/sdk.mk
+index c40f58c987..e69de29bb2 100644
+--- a/mkspecs/features/mac/sdk.mk
++++ b/mkspecs/features/mac/sdk.mk
+@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
+-
+-ifeq ($(QT_MAC_SDK_NO_VERSION_CHECK),)
+-    CHECK_SDK_COMMAND = /usr/bin/xcrun --sdk $(EXPORT_QMAKE_MAC_SDK) -show-sdk-version 2>&1
+-    CURRENT_MAC_SDK_VERSION := $(shell DEVELOPER_DIR=$(EXPORT_QMAKE_XCODE_DEVELOPER_PATH) $(CHECK_SDK_COMMAND))
+-    ifneq ($(CURRENT_MAC_SDK_VERSION),$(EXPORT_QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION))
+-        # We don't want to complain about out of date SDK unless the target needs to be remade.
+-        # This covers use-cases such as running 'make check' after moving the build to a
+-        # computer without Xcode or with a different Xcode version.
+-        TARGET_UP_TO_DATE := $(shell QT_MAC_SDK_NO_VERSION_CHECK=1 $(MAKE) --question $(QMAKE_TARGET) && echo 1 || echo 0)
+-        ifeq ($(TARGET_UP_TO_DATE),0)
+-            ifneq ($(findstring missing DEVELOPER_DIR path,$(CURRENT_MAC_SDK_VERSION)),)
+-                $(info The developer dir $(EXPORT_QMAKE_XCODE_DEVELOPER_PATH) is no longer valid.)
+-            else ifneq ($(findstring SDK "$(EXPORT_QMAKE_MAC_SDK)" cannot be located,$(CURRENT_MAC_SDK_VERSION)),)
+-                $(info The developer dir $(EXPORT_QMAKE_XCODE_DEVELOPER_PATH) no longer contains the $(EXPORT_QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION) platform SDK.)
+-            else ifneq ($(CURRENT_MAC_SDK_VERSION),)
+-                $(info The platform SDK has been changed from version $(EXPORT_QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION) to version $(CURRENT_MAC_SDK_VERSION).)
+-            else
+-                $(info Unknown error resolving current platform SDK version.)
+-            endif
+-            $(info This requires a fresh build. Please wipe the build directory completely,)
+-            $(info including any .qmake.stash and .qmake.cache files generated by qmake.)
+-            $(error ^)
+-        endif
+-    endif
+-endif