diff --git a/src/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4 b/src/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
index 0dac5fd55..53190824a 100644
--- a/src/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
+++ b/src/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([_BITCOIN_QT_FIND_LIBS_WITH_PKGCONFIG],[
           PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT], [$qt5_modules], [QT_INCLUDES="$QT_CFLAGS"; have_qt=yes; QT_LIB_PREFIX=Qt5; bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers=5], [have_qt=no])
         fi
       fi
+      if test x$have_qt != xyes; then
+          have_qt=no
+          BITCOIN_QT_FAIL([Qt dependencies not found])
+      fi
     ])
     BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([
       PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QT_TEST], [${QT_LIB_PREFIX}Test], [QT_TEST_INCLUDES="$QT_TEST_CFLAGS"; have_qt_test=yes], [have_qt_test=no])