diff --git a/media-libs/phonon/phonon-4.9.1-r1.ebuild b/media-libs/phonon/phonon-4.9.1-r1.ebuild
index 8cf0541b4fe43..7f91cb3281fe6 100644
--- a/media-libs/phonon/phonon-4.9.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/phonon/phonon-4.9.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ PDEPEND="
 
 PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-4.7.0-plugin-install.patch" )
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	MULTIBUILD_VARIANTS=( $(usev qt4) $(usev qt5) )
+}
+
 multilib_src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DPHONON_BUILD_DESIGNER_PLUGIN=$(usex designer)
diff --git a/media-libs/phonon/phonon-9999.ebuild b/media-libs/phonon/phonon-9999.ebuild
index 72b330e232c57..b16a70f4b3c98 100644
--- a/media-libs/phonon/phonon-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/phonon/phonon-9999.ebuild
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ PDEPEND="
 
 PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-4.7.0-plugin-install.patch" )
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	MULTIBUILD_VARIANTS=( $(usev qt4) qt5 )
+}
+
 multilib_src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DPHONON_BUILD_DESIGNER_PLUGIN=$(usex designer)