diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cfeafbb97..35e54d948 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+# This option should be removed, or moved down as far as possible.
+# That means porting the existing frameworks to the CMake automoc
+# feature. Porting is mostly removing explicit moc includes, and
+# leaving the ones which are truly needed (ie, if you remove
+# them, the build fails).
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE ON)
+
 if(KDE_PLATFORM_FEATURE_BINARY_COMPATIBLE_FEATURE_REDUCTION)
     set(PLASMA_NO_KDEWEBKIT TRUE)
     set(PLASMA_NO_KNEWSTUFF TRUE)