diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d01884ab1a..0233b0084e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -913,9 +913,9 @@ endif()
                     endif()
                 endif()
             endif()
-            if(MSVC)
+            if(MSVC AND ${Qt5Core_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "5.2.0")
               find_package(Qt5WinExtras REQUIRED)
-            endif(MSVC)
+            endif()
         endif(BUILD_GUI)
 
         # This is a special version of the built in macro qt5_wrap_cpp
@@ -1344,9 +1344,9 @@ ELSE(NOT BUILD_QT5)
       MESSAGE(STATUS "Qt5WebKitWidgets:    not needed (BUILD_WEB)")
       MESSAGE(STATUS "Qt5WebEngineWidgets:    not needed (BUILD_WEB)")
     ENDIF(BUILD_WEB)
-    IF(MSVC)
+    IF(${Qt5WinExtras_FOUND})
       MESSAGE(STATUS "Qt5WinExtras:        ${Qt5WinExtras_VERSION}")
-    ENDIF(MSVC)
+    ENDIF()
     
   ELSE(BUILD_GUI)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "Qt5Widgets:          not needed")
diff --git a/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 3541861e23..9b1f5a807f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ if (BUILD_QT5)
         ${Qt5Network_LIBRARIES}
         ${Qt5UiTools_LIBRARIES}
     )
-    if(MSVC)
+    if(${Qt5WinExtras_FOUND})
       include_directories(
         ${Qt5WinExtras_INCLUDE_DIRS}
       )
       list(APPEND FreeCADGui_LIBS
         ${Qt5WinExtras_LIBRARIES}
       )
-    endif(MSVC)
+    endif()
 else()
     include_directories(
         ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR}
diff --git a/src/Gui/ProgressBar.cpp b/src/Gui/ProgressBar.cpp
index 1e0de3d1b5..97879b1fbc 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ProgressBar.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ProgressBar.cpp
@@ -335,9 +335,11 @@ QProgressBar* Sequencer::getProgressBar(QWidget* parent)
 
 ProgressBar::ProgressBar (Sequencer* s, QWidget * parent)
     : QProgressBar(parent), sequencer(s)
-  , m_taskbarButton(nullptr)
-  , m_taskbarProgress(nullptr)
 {
+#ifdef QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB
+  m_taskbarButton = nullptr;
+  m_taskbarButton = nullptr;
+#endif
     d = new Gui::ProgressBarPrivate;
     d->minimumDuration = 2000; // 2 seconds
     d->delayShowTimer = new QTimer(this);
@@ -464,7 +466,7 @@ bool Gui::ProgressBar::setupTaskBarProgress(void)
 {
   if (!m_taskbarButton || !m_taskbarProgress)
   {
-#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+#ifdef QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB
     m_taskbarButton = new QWinTaskbarButton(this);
     m_taskbarButton->setWindow(MainWindow::getInstance()->windowHandle());
     //m_myButton->setOverlayIcon(QIcon(""));
@@ -472,7 +474,8 @@ bool Gui::ProgressBar::setupTaskBarProgress(void)
     m_taskbarProgress = m_taskbarButton->progress();
     m_taskbarProgress->setVisible(true);
     return true;
-#else
+#endif
+#ifndef QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB
     return false;
 #endif
   }
diff --git a/src/Gui/ProgressBar.h b/src/Gui/ProgressBar.h
index 70d8fdfdeb..80ad42988e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ProgressBar.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ProgressBar.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define GUI_PROGRESSBAR_H
 
 #include <QProgressBar>
-#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+#ifdef QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB
 #include <QWinTaskbarProgress>
 #include <QWinTaskbarButton>
 #endif
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ private:
     ProgressBarPrivate* d;
     Sequencer* sequencer;
     
+#ifdef QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB
     QWinTaskbarProgress* m_taskbarProgress;
     QWinTaskbarButton* m_taskbarButton;
-
+#endif
     friend class Sequencer;
 };