diff --git a/examples/corelib/time/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/corelib/time/CMakeLists.txt
index 148ae5d0148..620c5c32ac7 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/time/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/corelib/time/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
 
-qt_internal_add_example(calendarbackendplugin)
+if(QT_FEATURE_widgets)
+    qt_internal_add_example(calendarbackendplugin)
+endif()
diff --git a/examples/corelib/time/time.pro b/examples/corelib/time/time.pro
index 4d24416e345..bae84a35142 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/time/time.pro
+++ b/examples/corelib/time/time.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 CONFIG += no_docs_target
 
-SUBDIRS = calendarbackendplugin
+qtHaveModule(widgets): SUBDIRS = calendarbackendplugin