diff --git a/qmake/option.cpp b/qmake/option.cpp
index 2417281e9aa..76932c1d8d4 100644
--- a/qmake/option.cpp
+++ b/qmake/option.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ Option::init(int argc, char **argv)
             QDir currentDir = QDir::current();
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
             QStringList paths = QString::fromLocal8Bit(pEnv).split(QLatin1String(";"));
+            paths.prepend(QLatin1String("."));
 #else
             QStringList paths = QString::fromLocal8Bit(pEnv).split(QLatin1String(":"));
 #endif