diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qwt/qwt.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qwt/qwt.inc
index da1ed11d1f..7112336bd7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qwt/qwt.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-qt/qwt/qwt.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Qt Widget Extension for Technical Applications"
 SECTION = "libs"
-PRIORITY = "optional"
 
 # LGPLv2.1 + some exceptions
 LICENSE = "QWTv1.0"