diff --git a/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/eglconvenience.pri b/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/eglconvenience.pri
index 188eb1ce64..3257bcb8d2 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/eglconvenience.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/eglconvenience.pri
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ contains(QT_CONFIG,egl) {
         SOURCES += \
             $$PWD/qxlibeglintegration.cpp
     }
+    CONFIG += egl
 }