diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro
index 00e9cd04a97..0c13a4a9b68 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ MODULE_PLUGIN_TYPES = \
             wayland-inputdevice-integration \
             wayland-decoration-client
 
+CONFIG += generated_privates
+
 load(qt_module)
 
 # We have a bunch of C code with casts, so we can't have this option