diff --git a/rpm/sociald.spec b/rpm/sociald.spec
index d5d5bf8..a216e6f 100644
--- a/rpm/sociald.spec
+++ b/rpm/sociald.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ License:    LGPLv2.1
 URL:        https://bitbucket.org/jolla/base-sociald
 Source0:    %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Core)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Gui)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5DBus)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Sql)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Network)
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ systemctl-user try-restart msyncd.service || :
 Summary:    Provides contact synchronisation with Facebook
 License:    LGPLv2.1
 Group:      System/Libraries
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Gui)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Contacts)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(qtcontacts-sqlite-qt5-extensions)
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ systemctl-user try-restart msyncd.service || :
 Summary:    Provides contact synchronisation with Google
 License:    LGPLv2.1
 Group:      System/Libraries
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Gui)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Contacts)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(qtcontacts-sqlite-qt5-extensions) >= 0.1.58
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@ systemctl-user restart msyncd.service || :
 Summary:    Provides contact synchronisation with VK
 License:    LGPLv2.1
 Group:      System/Libraries
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Gui)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Contacts)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(qtcontacts-sqlite-qt5-extensions)
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
diff --git a/src/common.pri b/src/common.pri
index 41e5f1e..a51cbad 100644
--- a/src/common.pri
+++ b/src/common.pri
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ QT += \
     dbus \
     sql
 
+QT -= \
+    gui
+
 # the unit tests need to provide a custom QNAM and uses a different database directory
 HEADERS += $$PWD/common/socialdnetworkaccessmanager_p.h
 !contains(DEFINES, 'SOCIALD_TEST_DEFINE') {
diff --git a/src/facebook/facebook-contacts/facebook-contacts.pri b/src/facebook/facebook-contacts/facebook-contacts.pri
index 7ed0145..bd8651a 100644
--- a/src/facebook/facebook-contacts/facebook-contacts.pri
+++ b/src/facebook/facebook-contacts/facebook-contacts.pri
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+QT += gui
 CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 PKGCONFIG += Qt5Contacts qtcontacts-sqlite-qt5-extensions
 SOURCES += $$PWD/facebookcontactsyncadaptor.cpp
diff --git a/src/google/google-contacts/google-contacts.pri b/src/google/google-contacts/google-contacts.pri
index 2fa44fb..7b5ca92 100644
--- a/src/google/google-contacts/google-contacts.pri
+++ b/src/google/google-contacts/google-contacts.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 PKGCONFIG += Qt5Contacts qtcontacts-sqlite-qt5-extensions
-QT += contacts-private
+QT += contacts-private gui
 
 SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/googletwowaycontactsyncadaptor.cpp \
diff --git a/src/vk/vk-contacts/vk-contacts.pri b/src/vk/vk-contacts/vk-contacts.pri
index 82678dc..86c6802 100644
--- a/src/vk/vk-contacts/vk-contacts.pri
+++ b/src/vk/vk-contacts/vk-contacts.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 PKGCONFIG += Qt5Contacts qtcontacts-sqlite-qt5-extensions
-QT += contacts-private
+QT += contacts-private gui
 SOURCES += $$PWD/vkcontactsyncadaptor.cpp $$PWD/vkcontactimagedownloader.cpp
 HEADERS += $$PWD/vkcontactsyncadaptor.h $$PWD/vkcontactimagedownloader.h
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD