diff --git a/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypes.pro b/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypes.pro
index 5eaa816871d..6c7e0eab13e 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypes.pro
+++ b/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypes.pro
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
-SUBDIRS = mimetypebrowser
+qtHaveModule(widgets): SUBDIRS += \
+    mimetypebrowser