diff --git a/src/xwayland/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/xwayland/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index dff9a60e40..64d4b71949 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/xwayland/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(KWinXwaylandCommon
 set_property(TARGET KWinXwaylandCommon PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 target_include_directories(KWinXwaylandCommon PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(KWinXwaylandCommon Qt::Core Qt::Network)
+target_link_libraries(KWinXwaylandCommon Qt::Core)
diff --git a/src/xwayland/lib/xauthority.cpp b/src/xwayland/lib/xauthority.cpp
index bef5560e5b..cf5c573897 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/lib/xauthority.cpp
+++ b/src/xwayland/lib/xauthority.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 #include "xauthority.h"
 
 #include <QDataStream>
-#include <QHostInfo>
 #include <QRandomGenerator>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QSysInfo>
 #include <QTemporaryFile>
 
 static void writeXauthorityEntry(QDataStream &stream, quint16 family,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool generateXauthorityFile(int display, QTemporaryFile *authorityFile)
         return false;
     }
 
-    const QByteArray hostname = QHostInfo::localHostName().toUtf8();
+    const QByteArray hostname = QSysInfo::machineHostName().toUtf8();
     const QByteArray displayName = QByteArray::number(display);
     const QByteArray name = QByteArrayLiteral("MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1");
     const QByteArray cookie = generateXauthorityCookie();