diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 43f676beb..3afc26267 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ endif()
 
 if (NOT ANDROID AND NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
     target_sources(neochat PRIVATE ../res_desktop.qrc runner.cpp)
+    target_compile_definitions(neochat PRIVATE -DHAVE_RUNNER)
 else()
     target_sources(neochat PRIVATE ../res_android.qrc)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9096b5a13..50eb3bc8c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 #include "colorschemer.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef QT_DBUS_LIB
+#ifdef HAVE_RUNNER
 #include "runner.h"
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #endif
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         RoomManager::instance().setUrlArgument(parser.positionalArguments()[0]);
     }
 
-#ifdef QT_DBUS_LIB
+#ifdef HAVE_RUNNER
     Runner runner;
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject("/RoomRunner", &runner, QDBusConnection::ExportScriptableContents);
 #endif