diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c706c763..90a2f378 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
 
+option(QUICK_COMPILER "Use QtQuick compiler to improve performance" TRUE)
+
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED
     QuickCompiler
 )
 
+if (QUICK_COMPILER)
+    find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED QuickCompiler)
+endif()
+
 find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS
     I18n
     KIO
diff --git a/components/mobileshell/CMakeLists.txt b/components/mobileshell/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fa5b8de..c5f7dc6c 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/mobileshell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ set(mobileshellplugin_SRCS
     ${DBUS_SRCS}
 )
 
-qtquick_compiler_add_resources(RESOURCES resources.qrc)
+if(QUICK_COMPILER)
+    qtquick_compiler_add_resources(RESOURCES resources.qrc)
+else()
+    qt5_add_resources(RESOURCES resources.qrc)
+endif()
 
 add_library(mobileshellplugin ${mobileshellplugin_SRCS} ${RESOURCES})