diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index 3d4d7f65..b3f36f4e 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ include funcs.mk
 all: install
 
 # Optional convenience targets (only build what you need)
-.PHONY: base wallet zmq upnp qt
+.PHONY: base wallet zmq upnp qt-deps
 base: $(packages)
 wallet: $(wallet_packages)
 zmq: $(zmq_packages)
 upnp: $(upnp_packages)
-qt: $(qt_packages) $(qt_$(host_os)_packages)
+qt-deps: $(qt_packages) $(qt_$(host_os)_packages)
 
 # Download-only: uses stage targets generated by funcs.mk
 .PHONY: download
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ install-prefix: $(packages)
 	  echo "  - $$p: $$f"; \
 	  tar -xzf $$f -C "$(host_prefix)"; \
 	done
+ifneq ($(native_packages),)
+	@echo "== Installing native depends into: $(build_prefix)"
+	@rm -rf "$(build_prefix)"
+	@mkdir -p "$(build_prefix)"
+	@set -euo pipefail; \
+	for p in $(native_packages); do \
+	  f="$(BASE_CACHE)/$(HOST)/$$p/"*.tar.gz; \
+	  if ! ls $$f >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+	    echo "ERROR: missing built artifact for $$p (expected: $$f)"; \
+	    exit 1; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo "  - $$p: $$f"; \
+	  tar -xzf $$f -C "$(build_prefix)"; \
+	done
+endif
 	@echo "== Writing config.site: $(host_prefix)/share/config.site"
 	@mkdir -p "$(host_prefix)/share"
 	@{ \
@@ -109,15 +124,17 @@ install-prefix: $(packages)
 	  echo "host_alias='$(HOST)'"; \
 	  echo "ac_tool_prefix='$(HOST)-'"; \
 	  echo "with_boost='$(host_prefix)'"; \
+	  echo "with_qt_incdir='$(host_prefix)/include'"; \
+	  echo "with_qt_libdir='$(host_prefix)/lib'"; \
 	  echo "with_qt_plugindir='$(host_prefix)/plugins'"; \
 	  echo "with_qt_translationdir='$(host_prefix)/translations'"; \
-	  echo "with_qt_bindir='$(host_prefix)/native/bin'"; \
-	  echo "with_protoc_bindir='$(host_prefix)/native/bin'"; \
+	  echo "with_qt_bindir='$(host_prefix)/bin'"; \
+	  echo "with_protoc_bindir='$(build_prefix)/bin'"; \
 	  echo "CPPFLAGS='-I$(host_prefix)/include'"; \
 	  echo "LDFLAGS='-L$(host_prefix)/lib'"; \
 	  echo "BOOST_CPPFLAGS='-I$(host_prefix)/include'"; \
 	  echo "BOOST_LDFLAGS='-L$(host_prefix)/lib'"; \
-	  echo "PATH=\"$(host_prefix)/native/bin:\$$PATH\""; \
+	  echo "PATH=\"$(build_prefix)/bin:\$$PATH\""; \
 	  echo "PKG_CONFIG='`which pkg-config` --static'"; \
 	  echo "PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR='$(host_prefix)/lib/pkgconfig:$(host_prefix)/share/pkgconfig'"; \
 	  echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"$$PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR\""; \
@@ -158,9 +175,16 @@ install-prefix: $(packages)
 	  fi; \
 	done
 	@if [[ "$(NO_QT)" = "0" ]] && [[ "$(host_os)" = "linux" ]]; then \
-	  for pc in Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Network Qt5Widgets; do \
-	    if [[ ! -f "$(host_prefix)/lib/pkgconfig/$${pc}.pc" ]] && [[ ! -f "$(host_prefix)/share/pkgconfig/$${pc}.pc" ]]; then \
-	      echo "ERROR: missing Qt pkg-config file for $${pc} under $(host_prefix)/(lib|share)/pkgconfig"; \
+	  for lib in Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Network Qt6Widgets; do \
+	    if [[ ! -f "$(host_prefix)/lib/lib$${lib}.a" ]]; then \
+	      echo "ERROR: missing Qt library lib$${lib}.a under $(host_prefix)/lib"; \
+	      echo "Fix: make -C $(BASEDIR) HOST=$(HOST) USE_WALLET=$(USE_WALLET)"; \
+	      exit 1; \
+	    fi; \
+	  done; \
+	  for tool in qmake qt-cmake; do \
+	    if [[ ! -x "$(host_prefix)/bin/$${tool}" ]]; then \
+	      echo "ERROR: missing Qt tool $${tool} under $(host_prefix)/bin"; \
 	      echo "Fix: make -C $(BASEDIR) HOST=$(HOST) USE_WALLET=$(USE_WALLET)"; \
 	      exit 1; \
 	    fi; \