diff --git a/src/plugins/overview/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/overview/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c8f5d4054..d57b3ee610 100644
--- a/src/plugins/overview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/overview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ kconfig_add_kcfg_files(overview_SOURCES
 )
 
 kwin_add_builtin_effect(overview ${overview_SOURCES})
+
+qt6_add_qml_module(overview
+    NO_PLUGIN
+    URI overview
+    RESOURCE_PREFIX /
+    QML_FILES
+        qml/DesktopBar.qml
+        qml/DesktopView.qml
+        qml/main.qml
+)
+
 target_link_libraries(overview PRIVATE
     kwineffects
 
@@ -25,5 +36,3 @@ target_link_libraries(overview PRIVATE
 
     Qt::Quick
 )
-
-install(DIRECTORY qml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/kwin/effects/overview)
diff --git a/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp b/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
index b3072133db..98087f6f6a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ OverviewEffect::OverviewEffect()
     initConfig<OverviewConfig>();
     reconfigure(ReconfigureAll);
 
-    setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("kwin/effects/overview/qml/main.qml"))));
+    setSource(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/overview/qml/main.qml")));
 }
 
 OverviewEffect::~OverviewEffect()