diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
index 84f501333..657709cd8 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ void LanLinkProvider::onNetworkConfigurationChanged(const QNetworkConfiguration
     if (m_lastConfig != config && config.state() == QNetworkConfiguration::Active) {
         m_lastConfig = config;
         onNetworkChange();
+#ifdef KDECONNECT_MDNS
         m_mdnsDiscovery.onNetworkChange();
+#endif
     }
 }