diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8293fd754..e1bd39bb9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ include(pkgconfig_helper)
 # module file.
 include(HandleFindGit2)
 include(HandleFindLibDiveComputer)
-if (SUBSURFACE_TARGET_EXECUTABLE MATCHES "DesktopExecutable")
-	include(HandleUserManual)
-endif()
 include(HandleFtdiSupport)
 include(HandleVersionGeneration)
 include(RunOnBuildDir)
@@ -249,14 +246,32 @@ if (SUBSURFACE_TARGET_EXECUTABLE MATCHES "DesktopExecutable")
 	endif()
 	list(APPEND QT_EXTRA_COMPONENTS QuickWidgets)
 	remove_definitions(-DSUBSURFACE_MOBILE)
+	if(NO_USERMANUAL)
+		message(STATUS "building without built-in user manual support")
+		add_definitions(-DNO_USERMANUAL)
+	else()
+		set(REQUEST_WEBKIT ON)
+	endif()
 	if(NO_PRINTING)
 		message(STATUS "building without printing support")
 		add_definitions(-DNO_PRINTING)
 	else()
-		LIST(APPEND QT_EXTRA_COMPONENTS PrintSupport)
+		set(REQUEST_WEBKIT ON)
+	endif()
+	if(REQUEST_WEBKIT)
 		# Because Qt5WebKitWidgets isn't a part of the "regular" Qt5, we can't get it the normal way
-		find_package(Qt5WebKitWidgets REQUIRED)
-		LIST(APPEND SUBSURFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES Qt5::WebKitWidgets)
+		find_package(Qt5WebKitWidgets QUIET)
+		if(Qt5WebKitWidgets_FOUND STREQUAL "1")
+			LIST(APPEND QT_EXTRA_COMPONENTS PrintSupport WebKitWidgets)
+			LIST(APPEND SUBSURFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES Qt5::WebKitWidgets)
+			message(STATUS "building with QtWebKit")
+		else()
+			message(STATUS "didn't find QtWebKit, building without user manual and printing support")
+			add_definitions(-DNO_PRINTING)
+			add_definitions(-DNO_USERMANUAL)
+			set(NO_PRINTING ON)
+			set(NO_USERMANUAL ON)
+		endif()
 	endif()
 elseif (SUBSURFACE_TARGET_EXECUTABLE MATCHES "MobileExecutable")
 	if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/HandleUserManual.cmake b/cmake/Modules/HandleUserManual.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 226b8ca9e..000000000
--- a/cmake/Modules/HandleUserManual.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-if(NO_USERMANUAL)
-	message(STATUS "building without usermanual")
-	add_definitions(-DNO_USERMANUAL)
-else()
-	list(APPEND QT_EXTRA_COMPONENTS WebKitWidgets)
-endif()