diff --git a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
index 1ea6d0eb698..c5894c4f989 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
+++ b/src/platformsupport/platformsupport.pro
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ include(accessibility/accessibility.pri)
 include(linuxaccessibility/linuxaccessibility.pri)
 include(clipboard/clipboard.pri)
 include(platformcompositor/platformcompositor.pri)
-contains(QT_CONFIG, dbus) {
+
+# dbus convenience, but not for darwin: the platform
+# plugins for these platforms do not use dbus and we
+# don't want to create a false dependency.
+!darwin: contains(QT_CONFIG, dbus) {
     include(dbusmenu/dbusmenu.pri)
     include(dbustray/dbustray.pri)
 }