diff --git a/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp b/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp
--- a/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "tabletmodewatcher.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS) && !defined(KIRIGAMI_FORCE_TABLET_MODE)
 #include "tabletmodemanager_interface.h"
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #endif
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     TabletModeWatcherPrivate(TabletModeWatcher *watcher)
         : q(watcher)
     {
-#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS) || defined(KIRIGAMI_FORCE_TABLET_MODE)
         isTabletModeAvailable = true;
         isTabletMode = true;
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     void setIsTablet(bool tablet);
 
     TabletModeWatcher *q;
-#if (defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS)
+#if (defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS) && !defined(KIRIGAMI_FORCE_TABLET_MODE)
     OrgKdeKWinTabletModeManagerInterface *m_interface = nullptr;
 #endif
     bool isTabletModeAvailable = false;