diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix
index 8f0746a59cc2..0a83cc9e4a55 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     glib 
     libtiff
   ];
+
+  # libQtNetwork will call libQtCore for it to dlopen openssl.
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-rpath ${openssl}/lib";
+  # Don't shrink the rpath, to keep ${openssl} in it.
+  dontPatchELF = 1;
   
   prefixKey = "-prefix ";