diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
index e70f0060b..b3dcc0e7e 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdparty/qt5-x11embed/src/")
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DREMOTE_VST_PLUGIN_FILEPATH="${REMOTE_VST_PLUGIN_FILEPATH}")
 BUILD_PLUGIN(vstbase vst_base.cpp VstPlugin.cpp VstPlugin.h communication.h MOCFILES VstPlugin.h)
 
-IF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX AND WANT_QT5)
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX)
 	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(vstbase qx11embedcontainer)
 ENDIF()
 
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 66fdcf14c..7bc0a8790 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "")
 
-IF(QT5 AND LMMS_BUILD_LINUX)
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX)
 	set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
 	add_subdirectory(qt5-x11embed)
 ENDIF()