diff --git a/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnews.cpp b/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnews.cpp
index f89546c1360..23686604b25 100644
--- a/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnews.cpp
+++ b/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnews.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 
 // QT headers
-#include <QApplication>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTimer>
diff --git a/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnewsconfig.cpp b/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnewsconfig.cpp
index f24b63c2522..5f19e2e2ebf 100644
--- a/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnewsconfig.cpp
+++ b/mythplugins/mythnews/mythnews/mythnewsconfig.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // QT Headers
-#include <QApplication>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QFile>