diff --git a/appstream.spec b/appstream.spec
index c2b4c4b..3168b12 100644
--- a/appstream.spec
+++ b/appstream.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Enable Qt by default
+%bcond qt 1
 
 # Vala/Vapi support ( upstream disabled by default, probably explains why it the build breaks often )
 %global vala 1
@@ -13,8 +15,6 @@ License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
 URL:     https://github.com/ximion/appstream
 Source0: http://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/releases/AppStream-%{version}.tar.xz
 
-%bcond qt 1
-
 ## upstream patches (lookaside cache)
 
 ## upstreamable patches