diff --git a/examples/xml/xmlstreamlint/xmlstreamlint.pro b/examples/xml/xmlstreamlint/xmlstreamlint.pro
index cfcecf0391d..2c22e7bf8a4 100644
--- a/examples/xml/xmlstreamlint/xmlstreamlint.pro
+++ b/examples/xml/xmlstreamlint/xmlstreamlint.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG   += console
 QT       -= gui
-QT       += xml widgets
+QT       += xml
 SOURCES  += main.cpp
 
 # install