diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.pro b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.pro
index 3be317a5e16..26c0af5acf1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.pro
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+QT += qml
+
 include(../../../../qtcreator.pri)\
 include(qtquickplugin.pri)
 include(../plugindestdir.pri)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.qbs b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.qbs
index b6fdb2e14ba..09245f424c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qtquickplugin/qtquickplugin.qbs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ QtcProduct {
     installDir: qtc.ide_plugin_path + '/' + installDirName
     property string installDirName: qbs.targetOS.contains("macos") ? "QmlDesigner" : "qmldesigner"
 
+    Depends { name: "Qt.qml" }
+
     cpp.defines: base.concat("QTQUICK_LIBRARY")
     cpp.includePaths: base.concat("../designercore/include")
     Properties {