diff --git a/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-17.0.0.ebuild b/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-17.0.0.ebuild
index 4be4daaba2889..9fac2c76da5da 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-17.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-17.0.0.ebuild
@@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ src_configure() {
 
 		-DBUILD_PLUGIN_SERIALTERMINAL=$(usex serialterminal)
 		-DENABLE_SVG_SUPPORT=$(usex svg)
-		$(usev !cmdbridge-server -DGO_BIN=GO_BIN-NOTFOUND) #945925
 		-DWITH_QMLDESIGNER=$(usex qmldesigner)
 
+		$(usev !cmdbridge-server -DGO_BIN=GO_BIN-NOTFOUND) #945925
+		-DUPX_BIN=UPX_BIN-NOTFOUND #961623
+
 		# meant to be in sync with qtbase[journald], but think(?) not worth
 		# handling given qt-creator can use QT_FORCE_STDERR_LOGGING=1 nowadays
 		-Djournald=no
diff --git a/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-9999.ebuild
index f1dd653d08a89..950771b220385 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qt-creator/qt-creator-9999.ebuild
@@ -198,9 +198,11 @@ src_configure() {
 
 		-DBUILD_PLUGIN_SERIALTERMINAL=$(usex serialterminal)
 		-DENABLE_SVG_SUPPORT=$(usex svg)
-		$(usev !cmdbridge-server -DGO_BIN=GO_BIN-NOTFOUND) #945925
 		-DWITH_QMLDESIGNER=$(usex qmldesigner)
 
+		$(usev !cmdbridge-server -DGO_BIN=GO_BIN-NOTFOUND) #945925
+		-DUPX_BIN=UPX_BIN-NOTFOUND #961623
+
 		# meant to be in sync with qtbase[journald], but think(?) not worth
 		# handling given qt-creator can use QT_FORCE_STDERR_LOGGING=1 nowadays
 		-Djournald=no