diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/hardwareintegration/client.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/hardwareintegration/client.pro
index 0b1191919a9..1d79b2634d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/hardwareintegration/client.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/hardwareintegration/client.pro
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ config_xcomposite {
         SUBDIRS += xcomposite-glx
 }
 
-# we should try and resolve all symbols
-# and they should be type deffed if not present
-SUBDIRS += drm-egl-server
+config_drm_egl_server: \
+    SUBDIRS += drm-egl-server
+