diff --git a/cmake/CC_FindQt.cmake b/cmake/CC_FindQt.cmake
index 02a492c..9437bd2 100644
--- a/cmake/CC_FindQt.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CC_FindQt.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 macro (cc_find_qt_major)
-    find_package(Qt${CC_TOOLS_QT_MAJOR_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Widgets)
+    set (qt_components Core)
+    if (CC_TOOLS_QT_BUILD_APPS)
+        list (APPEND qt_components Widgets)
+    endif ()
+
+    find_package(Qt${CC_TOOLS_QT_MAJOR_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${qt_components})
     message (STATUS "Using Qt${CC_TOOLS_QT_MAJOR_QT_VERSION}")
 
     if (NOT TARGET Qt::Core)
diff --git a/lib/src/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/src/CMakeLists.txt
index efef428..8f83360 100644
--- a/lib/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function (lib_tools)
     add_library(${name} SHARED ${src})
     add_library (cc::${PROJECT_NAME} ALIAS ${name})
 
-    target_link_libraries(${name} PUBLIC cc::comms Qt::Widgets Qt::Core ${CC_PLATFORM_SPECIFIC})
+    target_link_libraries(${name} PUBLIC cc::comms Qt::Core ${CC_PLATFORM_SPECIFIC})
     target_include_directories(${name} BEFORE
         PRIVATE
             $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>