diff --git a/qt.pro b/qt.pro
index 0be3873a..3a00da46 100644
--- a/qt.pro
+++ b/qt.pro
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ module_qtconnectivity.depends = module_qtsystems
 module_qtwayland.subdir = $$IN_PWD/qtwayland
 module_qtwayland.target = module-qtwayland
 module_qtwayland.depends = module_qtbase
+# not yet enabled by default
+module_qtwayland.CONFIG = no_default_target no_default_install
 
 # only qtbase is required to exist. The others may not - but it is the
 # users responsibility to ensure that all needed dependencies exist, or