diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt
index 47a00d54658..c2a38cf0875 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ add_library(corelib_snippets OBJECT
 
 target_link_libraries(corelib_snippets PRIVATE
     Qt::Core
-    Qt::Gui
 )
 
 if (TARGET Qt::Widgets)