diff --git a/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/itemsoverlay.pro b/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/itemsoverlay.pro
index 2a09a994e3b738221ad43fc39db20e401a936aca..1f45de97f52ef519ed806bb66c4572cf152f6882 100644
--- a/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/itemsoverlay.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/itemsoverlay.pro
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ SOURCES += \
     qgeomappingmanagerengineitemsoverlay.cpp \
     qgeomapitemsoverlay.cpp
 
+OTHER_FILES += \
+    itemsoverlay_plugin.json
+
 PLUGIN_TYPE = geoservices
 PLUGIN_CLASS_NAME = QGeoServiceProviderFactoryItemsOverlay
 load(qt_plugin)
 
-DISTFILES += \
-    itemsoverlay_plugin.json