diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 113a491a1..0a9b26aee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ endif()
 
 option( INSTALL_CONFIG "Install configuration files" ON )
 option( WITH_PYTHON "Enable Python modules API (requires Boost.Python)." ON )
-option( WITH_PYTHONQT "Enable next generation Python modules API (experimental, requires PythonQt)." OFF )
+option( WITH_PYTHONQT "Enable next generation Python modules API (experimental, requires PythonQt)." ON )
 option( WITH_KF5Crash "Enable crash reporting with KCrash." ON )
 option( BUILD_TESTING "Build the testing tree." ON )