diff --git a/src/plugins/networkinformationbackends/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/networkinformationbackends/CMakeLists.txt
index b1eafa44418..142031c62a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/networkinformationbackends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/networkinformationbackends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if(WIN32 AND QT_FEATURE_networklistmanager)
     add_subdirectory(networklistmanager)
 endif()
 
-if(LINUX)
+if(LINUX AND TARGET Qt::DBus)
     add_subdirectory(networkmanager)
 endif()