diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
index baef66d32..616cb1049 100644
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ MACRO(PLASMA_UNIT_TESTS)
                set(libs Qt5::Qml Qt5::Test KF5::Plasma KF5::PlasmaQuick
                         KF5::Archive KF5::CoreAddons KF5::ConfigGui KF5::I18n
                         KF5::KIOCore KF5::Service KF5::IconThemes
-                        KF5::Declarative)
+                        KF5::Declarative KF5::WindowSystem)
                if(QT_QTOPENGL_FOUND)
                    list(APPEND libs Qt5::OpenGL)
                endif()
diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt
index 5db6edbec..e86c920e9 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ target_link_libraries(KF5PlasmaQuick
         Qt5::Quick
         Qt5::Qml
         KF5::Plasma
-        KF5::WindowSystem
     PRIVATE
+        KF5::WindowSystem
         KF5::KIOWidgets
         KF5::I18n
         KF5::IconThemes