diff --git a/renderer/CMakeLists.txt b/renderer/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/renderer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/renderer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 add_executable(kdenlive_render ${kdenlive_render_SRCS})
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kdenlive_render)
 
-qt5_use_modules(kdenlive_render Widgets Concurrent DBus)
-
 target_link_libraries(kdenlive_render
+  Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Concurrent Qt5::DBus
   ${QT_LIBRARIES}
   ${Qt5_LIBRARIES}
 )
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
     target_link_libraries(kdenlive KF5::Crash)
 endif()
 
-qt5_use_modules( kdenlive Script Widgets Concurrent Qml Quick)
+target_link_libraries(kdenlive Qt5::Script Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Concurrent Qt5::Qml Qt5::Quick)
 
 if (Qt5WebKitWidgets_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Found Qt5 WebKitWidgets. You can use your Freesound.org credentials to download files")