diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 49bd7d5..e0c16d3 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ add_library(LayerShellQtInterface)
 
 qt6_extract_metatypes(LayerShellQtInterface)
 
-if (Qt6_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "6.8.0")
-    set(private_code_option  "PRIVATE_CODE")
-endif()
 qt6_generate_wayland_protocol_client_sources(LayerShellQtInterface
-    ${private_code_option}
+    PRIVATE_CODE
     FILES
         ${WaylandProtocols_DATADIR}/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml
         ${WaylandProtocols_DATADIR}/staging/xdg-activation/xdg-activation-v1.xml