diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesigner.pro b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesigner.pro
index d8ef6fd5631..9ce8190cc4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesigner.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesigner.pro
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 TEMPLATE  = subdirs
 
-SUBDIRS   = qmldesignerplugin.pro qtquickplugin desktopplugin
+SUBDIRS   = qmldesignerplugin.pro qtquickplugin