--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
 include(ECMDeprecationSettings)
 include(ECMPoQmTools)
 include(ECMGeneratePkgConfigFile)
-include(ECMQmlModule)
+option(KWINDOWSYSTEM_QML "Build QML bindings" ON)
+if(KWINDOWSYSTEM_QML)
+    include(ECMQmlModule)
+endif()
 include(ECMGenerateQDoc)
 
 set(EXCLUDE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE_AND_AT 0 CACHE STRING "Control the range of deprecated API excluded from the build [default=0].")
@@ -45,8 +48,6 @@
     find_package(Qt6GuiPrivate ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 endif()
 
-option(KWINDOWSYSTEM_QML "Build QML bindings" ON)
-
 if (KWINDOWSYSTEM_QML)
     find_package(Qt6Qml ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
 endif()