diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bccf4e542..dad61911d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ option(ENABLE_FGCOM      "Set to ON to build the FGCom application (default)" ON
 option(ENABLE_FLITE      "Set to ON to build the Flite text-to-speech module" ON)
 option(ENABLE_QT         "Set to ON to build the internal Qt launcher" ON)
 option(ENABLE_TRAFFIC    "Set to ON to build the external traffic generator modules" ON)
-option(ENABLE_FGQCANVAS  "Set to ON to build the Qt-based remote canvas application" ON)
+option(ENABLE_FGQCANVAS  "Set to ON to build the Qt-based remote canvas application" OFF)
 
 include (DetectArch)
 
diff --git a/utils/fgqcanvas/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/fgqcanvas/CMakeLists.txt
index e4796eb23..fb75c97ee 100644
--- a/utils/fgqcanvas/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/fgqcanvas/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES)
 
 project(FGQCanvas)
 
-find_package(Qt5 5.3 COMPONENTS Widgets WebSockets)
+find_package(Qt5 5.4 COMPONENTS Widgets WebSockets)
 
 if (NOT Qt5WebSockets_FOUND)
   message(WARNING "FGQCanvas utility requested, but QtWebSockets not found")