diff --git a/plugins/plugins.pro b/plugins/plugins.pro
index f8375aa..b508ac5 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins.pro
+++ b/plugins/plugins.pro
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 }
 
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
-SUBDIRS += \ 
-        declarative
+
+contains(QT_VERSION, ^4\\.[0-7]\\.[0-2]\\s*$) | contains(QT_VERSION, ^4\\.[0-6]\\..*) {
+    warning("QtCommercial.Charts QML API requires at least Qt 4.7.3. You are using $${QT_VERSION} so the QML API is disabled.")
+} else {
+    SUBDIRS += declarative
+}
 
 !linux-arm*: {
     SUBDIRS += \