diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,19 +54,20 @@
     notifybytts.cpp)
 endif()
 
-find_package(dbusmenu-qt5 CONFIG)
-set_package_properties(dbusmenu-qt5 PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "DBusMenuQt"
-                       URL "https://launchpad.net/libdbusmenu-qt" TYPE OPTIONAL
-                       PURPOSE "Support for notification area menus via the DBusMenu protocol")
-if (dbusmenu-qt5_FOUND)
-   message("dbusmenu-qt5_FOUND")
-   set(HAVE_DBUSMENUQT 1)
-   include_directories(${dbusmenu-qt5_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-else()
-   set(HAVE_DBUSMENUQT 0)
-endif()
-
+set(HAVE_DBUSMENUQT 0)
 if (TARGET Qt5::DBus)
+  find_package(dbusmenu-qt5 CONFIG)
+  set_package_properties(dbusmenu-qt5 PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "DBusMenuQt"
+                        URL "https://launchpad.net/libdbusmenu-qt" TYPE OPTIONAL
+                        PURPOSE "Support for notification area menus via the DBusMenu protocol")
+  if (dbusmenu-qt5_FOUND)
+    message("dbusmenu-qt5_FOUND")
+    set(HAVE_DBUSMENUQT 1)
+    include_directories(${dbusmenu-qt5_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  else()
+    set(HAVE_DBUSMENUQT 0)
+  endif()
+
   qt5_add_dbus_adaptor(knotifications_SRCS     org.kde.StatusNotifierItem.xml
                       kstatusnotifieritemdbus_p.h KStatusNotifierItemDBus)