diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/wl-shell.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/wl-shell.pro
index 211dc876f8e..fbff63c712e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/wl-shell.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/wl-shell.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ QT += gui-private waylandclient-private
 CONFIG += wayland-scanner
 
 QMAKE_USE += wayland-client
+qtConfig(xkbcommon-evdev): \
+    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += xkbcommon_evdev
 
 WAYLANDCLIENTSOURCES += \
     ../../../3rdparty/protocol/wayland.xml
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v6/xdg-shell-v6.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v6/xdg-shell-v6.pro
index a5e0a51055f..5d5046f6066 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v6/xdg-shell-v6.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v6/xdg-shell-v6.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ QT += gui-private waylandclient-private
 CONFIG += wayland-scanner
 
 QMAKE_USE += wayland-client
+qtConfig(xkbcommon-evdev): \
+    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += xkbcommon_evdev
 
 WAYLANDCLIENTSOURCES += \
     ../../../3rdparty/protocol/xdg-shell-unstable-v6.xml
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.pro
index b6d4a9b2ee6..1fabf2c64d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ QT += gui-private waylandclient-private
 CONFIG += wayland-scanner
 
 QMAKE_USE += wayland-client
+qtConfig(xkbcommon-evdev): \
+    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += xkbcommon_evdev
 
 WAYLANDCLIENTSOURCES += \
     ../../../3rdparty/protocol/xdg-shell.xml