diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 364c9a425eb..4a9ec9d4904 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ add_subdirectory(cplusplus)
 add_subdirectory(syntax-highlighting)
 add_subdirectory(libvterm)
 add_subdirectory(libptyqt)
-add_subdirectory(qrcodegen)
 add_subdirectory(qtkeychain)
 add_subdirectory(lua)
 add_subdirectory(sol2)
@@ -10,3 +9,7 @@ add_subdirectory(sol2)
 if(WIN32)
     add_subdirectory(winpty)
 endif()
+
+if (BUILD_DESIGNSTUDIO)
+    add_subdirectory(qrcodegen)
+endif()