diff --git a/qtwebsockets.pro b/qtwebsockets.pro
index 58c33f27cacc16d2f4baed83ef3264e8868eb181..0dcd45b820ac1fa3c3735294a8423237e6080396 100644
--- a/qtwebsockets.pro
+++ b/qtwebsockets.pro
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+requires(qtHaveModule(network))
 load(qt_parts)