--- qt/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp.orig       2022-12-09 12:33:15.756774500 +0100
+++ qt/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp    2022-12-09 12:41:41.744418400 +0100
@@ -3471,11 +3471,16 @@ QString MakefileGenerator::installMetaFi
 {
     QString ret;
     QString sedargs = createSedArgs(replace_rule);
-    if (sedargs.isEmpty()) {
-        ret = "$(INSTALL_FILE) " + escapeFilePath(src) + ' ' + escapeFilePath(dst);
-    } else {
-        ret = "$(SED) " + sedargs + ' ' + escapeFilePath(src) + " > " + escapeFilePath(dst);
+    QString escaped_src = escapeFilePath(src);
+    if (!sedargs.isEmpty()) {
+        int pos = src.lastIndexOf('.');
+        QString filename = src.left(pos);
+        QString ext = src.mid(pos + 1);
+        escaped_src = escapeFilePath(filename + ".qmakereplace." + ext);
+        ret += "$(SED) " + sedargs + ' ' + escapeFilePath(src) + " > "
+                + escaped_src + " && ";
     }
+    ret += "$(INSTALL_FILE) " + escaped_src + ' ' + escapeFilePath(dst);
     return ret;
 }