diff --git a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/qmleditorwidgets-lib.pri b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/qmleditorwidgets-lib.pri
index 1faa8eec803..f3b0cea8012 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/qmleditorwidgets-lib.pri
+++ b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/qmleditorwidgets-lib.pri
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-QT += declarative script
+QT += script
+greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4) {
+    QT += quick1
+} else {
+    QT += declarative
+}
+
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD
 
 contains(CONFIG, dll) {