diff --git a/examples/corelib/corelib.pro b/examples/corelib/corelib.pro
index 014e8af608f..8caf2c16dfd 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/examples/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ SUBDIRS = \
     ipc \
     mimetypes \
     serialization \
-    threads \
     tools
+
+qtConfig(thread): SUBDIRS += threads