diff --git a/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/main.cpp b/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/main.cpp
index 0a09c04033f..07e9e3847ec 100644
--- a/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/main.cpp
+++ b/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/main.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-// QT headers
-#include <QApplication>
-#include <QDir>
-
 // MythTV headers
 #include <lcddevice.h>
 #include <mythcontext.h>
diff --git a/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/mythweather.pro b/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/mythweather.pro
index 15acbe0a9a0..ab0654b92df 100644
--- a/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/mythweather.pro
+++ b/mythplugins/mythweather/mythweather/mythweather.pro
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ include ( ../../settings.pro )
 include ( ../../programs-libs.pro )
 
 QT += sql xml network
+contains(QT_VERSION, ^5\\.[0-9]\\..*) {
+QT += widgets
+}
 
 TEMPLATE = lib
 CONFIG += plugin thread