diff --git a/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-14.1.1.ebuild b/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-14.1.1.ebuild
index 1e85ede9..486e03b1 100644
--- a/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-14.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-14.1.1.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI="8"
 
+unset TDEHOME
 SRCTYPE="free" # TODO: what is it doing?
 TQTBASE="/usr/tqt3" # TODO: no eclass var, get rid of prefixing
 inherit toolchain-funcs
diff --git a/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-9999.ebuild b/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-9999.ebuild
index 1bec1777..55482b9a 100644
--- a/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-tqt/tqt/tqt-9999.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI="8"
 
+unset TDEHOME
 SRCTYPE="free" # TODO: what is it doing?
 TQTBASE="/usr/tqt3" # TODO: no eclass var, get rid of prefixing
 inherit toolchain-funcs