diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp
index ed0f8dbe7..ddb0589b9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp
@@ -576,6 +576,17 @@ Servent::handleSipInfo( const Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr& peerInfo )
 
 void
 Servent::incomingConnection( int sd )
+{
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
+    Q_UNUSED( sd );
+    Q_ASSERT( false );
+#else
+    incomingConnection( (qintptr) sd );
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+Servent::incomingConnection( qintptr sd )
 {
     Q_ASSERT( this->thread() == QThread::currentThread() );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.h b/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.h
index 49eb32459..2a1cf1883 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.h
@@ -150,7 +150,12 @@ signals:
     void ready();
 
 protected:
-    void incomingConnection( int sd );
+// Would be nice to ifdef this, but we would need CMake 2.8.11 for that as a requirement
+// #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
+    virtual void incomingConnection( qintptr sd );
+// #else
+    virtual void incomingConnection( int sd );
+// #endif
 
 public slots:
     void setExternalAddress( QHostAddress ha, unsigned int port );