diff --git a/setup/build_environment.py b/setup/build_environment.py
index f428b78338..e09acf6d3b 100644
--- a/setup/build_environment.py
+++ b/setup/build_environment.py
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ elif isosx:
     icu_lib_dirs = [sw + '/lib']
 else:
     QT_DLLS += ['Qt5DBus']
+    PYQT_MODULES += ('QtDBus',)
     # Include directories
     png_inc_dirs = pkgconfig_include_dirs('libpng', 'PNG_INC_DIR',
         '/usr/include')