diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/configure.json b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/configure.json
index b5146680e61..93c5d4e49c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/configure.json
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/configure.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "module": "waylandclient",
+    "condition": "module.gui",
     "depends": [
         "gui-private"
     ],