diff --git a/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp b/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp
index 5ef97a6a3..e90a67bb3 100644
--- a/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include "utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h"
 #include "utils/Dirs.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
+#ifdef WITH_QML
+#include "utils/Qml.h"
+#endif
 #include "utils/Retranslator.h"
 #include "viewpages/ViewStep.h"
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.cpp
index ca569490f..bb48477da 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace CalamaresUtils
 {
 
 static QDir s_appDataDir( CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR );
-static QDir s_qmlModulesDir( QString( CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR ) + "/qml" );
 static bool s_isAppDataDirOverridden = false;
 
 static bool s_haveExtraDirs = false;
@@ -79,13 +78,6 @@ isWritableDir( const QDir& dir )
 }
 
 
-QDir
-qmlModulesDir()
-{
-    return s_qmlModulesDir;
-}
-
-
 void
 setAppDataDir( const QDir& dir )
 {
@@ -200,11 +192,4 @@ appLogDir()
     return QDir::temp();
 }
 
-
-void
-setQmlModulesDir( const QDir& dir )
-{
-    s_qmlModulesDir = dir;
-}
-
 }  // namespace CalamaresUtils
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.h b/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.h
index a63e679da..79c07a957 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Dirs.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 namespace CalamaresUtils
 {
-DLLEXPORT QDir qmlModulesDir();
-
 /**
  * @brief appDataDir returns the directory with common application data.
  * Defaults to CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR (usually /usr/share/calamares).
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ DLLEXPORT QDir systemLibDir();
 DLLEXPORT void setAppDataDir( const QDir& dir );
 DLLEXPORT bool isAppDataDirOverridden();
 
-DLLEXPORT void setQmlModulesDir( const QDir& dir );
-
 /** @brief Setup extra config and data dirs from the XDG variables.
  */
 DLLEXPORT void setXdgDirs();
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.cpp
index 2837dfb5e..eabbf8d33 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,22 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QVariant>
 
+static QDir s_qmlModulesDir( QString( CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR ) + "/qml" );
+
 namespace CalamaresUtils
 {
+QDir
+qmlModulesDir()
+{
+    return s_qmlModulesDir;
+}
+
+void
+setQmlModulesDir( const QDir& dir )
+{
+    s_qmlModulesDir = dir;
+}
+
 
 void
 callQmlFunction( QQuickItem* qmlObject, const char* method )
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.h b/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.h
index d9d226034..2da36633a 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/utils/Qml.h
@@ -24,10 +24,19 @@
 #include "modulesystem/InstanceKey.h"
 #include "utils/NamedEnum.h"
 
+#include <QDir>
+
 class QQuickItem;
 
 namespace CalamaresUtils
 {
+/// @brief the extra directory where Calamares searches for QML files
+UIDLLEXPORT QDir qmlModulesDir();
+/// @brief sets specific directory for searching for QML files
+UIDLLEXPORT void setQmlModulesDir( const QDir& dir );
+
+
+
 /** @brief Sets up global Calamares models for QML
  *
  * This needs to be called at least once to make the global Calamares
@@ -66,7 +75,7 @@ enum class QmlSearch
     Both
 };
 
-///@brief Names for the search terms (in config files)
+/// @brief Names for the search terms (in config files)
 UIDLLEXPORT const NamedEnumTable< QmlSearch >& qmlSearchNames();
 
 /** @brief Find a suitable QML file, given the search method and name hints