diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 10458f545371..a6e1a64fa3ed 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ add_dependencies(qgis_gui ui)
 
 target_link_libraries(qgis_app
   ${QWT_LIBRARY}
+  ${QWTPOLAR_LIBRARY}
   ${Qt5Sql_LIBRARIES}
   ${Qt5UiTools_LIBRARIES}
   ${OPTIONAL_QTWEBKIT}