diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qxmlstream.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qxmlstream.h
index c4579bf905f..e6dd25117a9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qxmlstream.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qxmlstream.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qiodevice.h>
 
-QT_REQUIRE_CONFIG(xmlstream);
+#if QT_CONFIG(xmlstream)
 
 #include <QtCore/qlist.h>
 #include <QtCore/qscopedpointer.h>
@@ -418,4 +418,6 @@ private:
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
+#endif // feature xmlstream
+
 #endif // QXMLSTREAM_H