https://gist.github.com/karolherbst/fb9e3d8f6ba05f1f5d54
For use until upstream ever accepts this patch or fixes it themsleves
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3709,7 +3709,8 @@
   ])
 ])
 AS_IF([test "${enable_qt}" != "no"], [
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [Qt5Core >= 5.1.0 Qt5Widgets Qt5Gui], [
+  AS_IF([test "${enable_qt}" != "4"], [
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [Qt5Core >= 5.1.0 Qt5Widgets Qt5Gui], [
       PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QTX11], [Qt5X11Extras], [
           VLC_ADD_LIBS([qt4],[${QTX11_LIBS}])
           VLC_ADD_CXXFLAGS([qt4],[${QTX11_CFLAGS} -DQT5_HAS_X11])
@@ -3721,20 +3722,23 @@
       AC_PATH_PROGS(MOC, [moc-qt5 moc], moc, ["${QT_HOST_PATH}" "${QT_PATH}/bin" "${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin"])
       AC_PATH_PROGS(RCC, [rcc-qt5 rcc], rcc, ["${QT_HOST_PATH}" "${QT_PATH}/bin" "${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin"])
       AC_PATH_PROGS(UIC, [uic-qt5 uic], uic, ["${QT_HOST_PATH}" "${QT_PATH}/bin" "${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin"])
+      enable_qt="5"
-    ], [
-      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [QtCore QtGui >= 4.6.0],, [
-        AS_IF([test -n "${enable_qt}"],[
-          AC_MSG_ERROR([${QT_PKG_ERRORS}.])
-        ],[
-          AC_MSG_WARN([${QT_PKG_ERRORS}.])
-        ])
-        enable_qt="no"
+    ])
+  ])
+  AS_IF([test "${enable_qt}" != "5"], [
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [QtCore QtGui >= 4.6.0],, [
+      AS_IF([test -n "${enable_qt}"],[
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([${QT_PKG_ERRORS}.])
+      ],[
+        AC_MSG_WARN([${QT_PKG_ERRORS}.])
       ])
-      QT_PATH="$(eval $PKG_CONFIG --variable=exec_prefix QtCore)"
-      AC_PATH_PROGS(MOC, [moc-qt4 moc], moc, ["${QT_PATH}/bin" "${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin"])
-      AC_PATH_PROG(RCC, rcc, rcc, [${QT_PATH}/bin ${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin])
-      AC_PATH_PROGS(UIC, [uic-qt4 uic], uic, ["${QT_PATH}/bin" "${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin"])
+      enable_qt="no"
     ])
+    QT_PATH="$(eval $PKG_CONFIG --variable=exec_prefix QtCore)"
+    AC_PATH_PROGS(MOC, [moc-qt4 moc], moc, ["${QT_PATH}/bin" "${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin"])
+    AC_PATH_PROG(RCC, rcc, rcc, [${QT_PATH}/bin ${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin])
+    AC_PATH_PROGS(UIC, [uic-qt4 uic], uic, ["${QT_PATH}/bin" "${CONTRIB_DIR}/bin"])
+  ])
 ])
 AS_IF([test "${enable_qt}" != "no"], [
   VLC_ADD_PLUGIN([qt4])