3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri
index d16aabb4c7..0617bf74d7 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ SOURCES += \
         $$PWD/qbasicfontdatabase.cpp \
         $$PWD/qfontengine_ft.cpp
 
-QMAKE_USE += freetype
+QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += freetype
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/fontconfig/fontconfig.pri b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/fontconfig/fontconfig.pri
index 6458464870..671d6be237 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/fontconfig/fontconfig.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/fontconfig/fontconfig.pri
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ HEADERS += $$PWD/qfontconfigdatabase_p.h \
 SOURCES += $$PWD/qfontconfigdatabase.cpp \
            $$PWD/qfontenginemultifontconfig.cpp
 
-QMAKE_USE += fontconfig
+QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += fontconfig
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
index f4e9404371..50dafc3f89 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ HEADERS += $$PWD/qcoretextfontdatabase_p.h $$PWD/qfontengine_coretext_p.h
 OBJECTIVE_SOURCES += $$PWD/qfontengine_coretext.mm $$PWD/qcoretextfontdatabase.mm
 
 qtConfig(freetype) {
-    QMAKE_USE += freetype
+    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += freetype
     HEADERS += basic/qfontengine_ft_p.h
     SOURCES += basic/qfontengine_ft.cpp
 }