diff --git a/mkspecs/features/common_post.prf b/mkspecs/features/common_post.prf
index fec69d283..dcbb5eb21 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/common_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/common_post.prf
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ macx:staticlib:isEmpty(SOURCES) {
     QMAKE_MAC_SDK.$$basename(QMAKESPEC).$${QMAKE_MAC_SDK}.QMAKE_RANLIB = $$QMAKE_RANLIB
 }
 
+################################
+# Work around QTBUG-57695
+################################
+
+equals(QT_VERSION, 5.8.0):!isEmpty(OUT_PWD) {
+    equals(TEMPLATE, vcapp)|equals(TEMPLATE, vclib) {
+        write_file($$OUT_PWD/debug/moc_predefs.h.cbt))
+        write_file($$OUT_PWD/release/moc_predefs.h.cbt))
+    }
+}
+
 ################################
 # Black libs
 ################################