--- configure.pri.orig
+++ configure.pri
@@ -171,9 +171,10 @@
 }
 
 defineTest(qtConfTest_detectGn) {
-    gn = $$qtConfFindInPath("gn$$EXE_SUFFIX")
+    gn = "@@GN_BINARY@@"
     !isEmpty(gn) {
-        qtRunLoggedCommand("$$gn --version", version)|return(false)
+        #bundled GN does not print version info, print something else instead
+        qtRunLoggedCommand("$$gn --nocolor help switches", version)|return(false)
         #accept all for now
         contains(version, ".*"): return(true)
         qtLog("Gn version too old")
--- src/core/gn_run.pro.orig
+++ src/core/gn_run.pro
@@ -25,7 +25,7@@
 QT_TOOL_ENV =
 
 build_pass|!debug_and_release {
-    gn_binary = gn
+    gn_binary = "@@GN_BINARY@@"
 
     runninja.target = run_ninja
     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += runninja
--- src/pdf/gn_run.pro.orig
+++ src/pdf/gn_run.pro
@@ -24,7 +24,7@@
 QT_TOOL_ENV =
 
 build_pass|!debug_and_release {
-    gn_binary = gn
+    gn_binary = "@@GN_BINARY@@"
 
     runninja.target = run_ninja
     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += runninja