diff --git a/utils/themeeditor/qtfindreplacedialog/findreplace_global.h b/utils/themeeditor/qtfindreplacedialog/findreplace_global.h
index 4f8c1a7353..be71bff752 100644
--- a/utils/themeeditor/qtfindreplacedialog/findreplace_global.h
+++ b/utils/themeeditor/qtfindreplacedialog/findreplace_global.h
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
 
+#ifndef FINDREPLACE_NOLIB 
 #if defined(FINDREPLACE_LIBRARY)
 #  define FINDREPLACESHARED_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
 #else
 #  define FINDREPLACESHARED_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
 #endif
+#else
+#define FINDREPLACESHARED_EXPORT
+#endif
 
 #endif // FINDREPLACE_GLOBAL_H
diff --git a/utils/themeeditor/themeeditor.pro b/utils/themeeditor/themeeditor.pro
index 3d9ddca694..c7bde1fa1a 100644
--- a/utils/themeeditor/themeeditor.pro
+++ b/utils/themeeditor/themeeditor.pro
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ INCLUDEPATH += models
 INCLUDEPATH += graphics
 INCLUDEPATH += quazip
 INCLUDEPATH += qtfindreplacedialog
+
+DEFINES += FINDREPLACE_NOLIB
 cross { 
     message("Crossbuilding for W32 binary")