diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/minimal.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/minimal.pro
index 0d31d6605b3..bd6f2d8e6fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/minimal.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/minimal/minimal.pro
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ HEADERS =   qminimalintegration.h \
 OTHER_FILES += minimal.json
 
 CONFIG += qpa/genericunixfontdatabase
+darwin: DEFINES += QT_NO_FONTCONFIG
 
 PLUGIN_TYPE = platforms
 PLUGIN_CLASS_NAME = QMinimalIntegrationPlugin