diff --git a/modules/qt_declarative.pri b/modules/qt_declarative.pri
index 5fb8c2507a..1ddd14a6b9 100644
--- a/modules/qt_declarative.pri
+++ b/modules/qt_declarative.pri
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ QT_DECLARATIVE_PATCH_VERSION = $$QT_PATCH_VERSION
 
 QT.declarative.name = QtDeclarative
 QT.declarative.includes = $$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE $$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE/QtDeclarative
+QT.declarative.sources = $$QT_MODULE_BASE/src/declarative
 QT.declarative.libs = $$QT_MODULE_LIB_BASE
 QT.declarative.depends = gui script network