diff --git a/konqueror.spec b/konqueror.spec
index 8d8364a..014f0be 100644
--- a/konqueror.spec
+++ b/konqueror.spec
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ popd
 make install/fast DESTDIR=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 %endif
 
+# omit some extraneous webenginepart files when building without webengine support
+%if ! 0%{?webengine}
+rm -rfv %{buildroot}%{_kf5_datadir}/webenginepart/
+%endif
+
 
 %find_lang %{name} --all-name --with-html