diff --git a/examples/gui/gui.pro b/examples/gui/gui.pro
index 8758a1ba952..5fb4241e74e 100644
--- a/examples/gui/gui.pro
+++ b/examples/gui/gui.pro
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+requires(qtHaveModule(gui))
+
 TEMPLATE     = subdirs
 CONFIG += no_docs_target
 
diff --git a/examples/qpa/qpa.pro b/examples/qpa/qpa.pro
index 6f07e50fd8e..27293482ef8 100644
--- a/examples/qpa/qpa.pro
+++ b/examples/qpa/qpa.pro
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+requires(qtHaveModule(gui))
+
 TEMPLATE      = subdirs
 SUBDIRS       = windows
diff --git a/examples/qtconcurrent/qtconcurrent.pro b/examples/qtconcurrent/qtconcurrent.pro
index 1df6f2d8cfb..6e4e5f0f162 100644
--- a/examples/qtconcurrent/qtconcurrent.pro
+++ b/examples/qtconcurrent/qtconcurrent.pro
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ SUBDIRS       = imagescaling \
     SUBDIRS += progressdialog
 }
 
+!qtHaveModule(gui) {
+    SUBDIRS -= \
+        map
+}
+
 !qtHaveModule(widgets) {
     SUBDIRS -= \
         imagescaling \