diff --git a/dataengines/geolocation/CMakeLists.txt b/dataengines/geolocation/CMakeLists.txt
index 261da06c5..c36f2ccb1 100644
--- a/dataengines/geolocation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dataengines/geolocation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+if(NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.10.0")
+    # CMake 3.9+ warns about automoc on files without Q_OBJECT, and doesn't know about other macros.
+    # 3.10+ lets us provide more macro names that require automoc.
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_AUTOMOC_MACRO_NAMES K_EXPORT_PLASMA_GEOLOCATIONPROVIDER)
+endif()
+
 set(plasma_geolocation_interface_SRCS geolocationprovider.cpp)
 add_library(plasma-geolocation-interface SHARED ${plasma_geolocation_interface_SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(plasma-geolocation-interface