diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 521332c903..27b35ca73a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3987,8 +3987,7 @@ dnl QT
 dnl
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([qt],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-qt], [Qt UI support (default enabled)]),, [
-  dnl Disable Qt temporarily
-  AS_IF([test "${enable_vlc}" != "no"], [enable_qt="no"])
+  AS_IF([test "${enable_vlc}" != "no"], [enable_qt="yes"])
   AS_IF([test "${SYS}" = "darwin"], [
     enable_qt="no"
   ])
diff --git a/modules/gui/qt/meson.build b/modules/gui/qt/meson.build
index dd1e221097..917744f717 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt/meson.build
+++ b/modules/gui/qt/meson.build
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 # Qt-based interface module
 #
 
-# Qt is temporarily disabled
-subdir_done()
-
 qt6 = import('qt6')
 
 qt_include_dir = include_directories('.')