diff --git a/qbs/imports/VToolApp.qbs b/qbs/imports/VToolApp.qbs
index cf0c4b197..df7f0b948 100644
--- a/qbs/imports/VToolApp.qbs
+++ b/qbs/imports/VToolApp.qbs
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ VApp {
     installDir: buildconfig.installAppPath
     installDebugInformation: true
 
+    Properties {
+        condition: buildconfig.enableAppImage && qbs.targetOS.contains("unix") && !qbs.targetOS.contains("macos")
+        cpp.dynamicLibraries: ["icudata", "icui18n", "icuuc"]
+    }
+
     Group {
         name: "freedesktop"
         prefix: FileInfo.joinPaths(project.sourceDirectory, "dist", FileInfo.pathSeparator())
diff --git a/qbs/modules/buildconfig/buildconfig.qbs b/qbs/modules/buildconfig/buildconfig.qbs
index 2e6c5b783..ab0cec87d 100644
--- a/qbs/modules/buildconfig/buildconfig.qbs
+++ b/qbs/modules/buildconfig/buildconfig.qbs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Module {
     // distributions which provides not enough space on build servers.
     property bool enablePCH: true
 
+    property bool enableAppImage: false
+
     Depends { name: "ccache"; }
 
     // Use this property to disable the use of ccache.
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ Module {
         if (qbs.buildVariant !== "debug")
             defines.push('V_NO_ASSERT');
 
+        if (enableAppImage && qbs.targetOS.contains("unix") && !qbs.targetOS.contains("macos"))
+            defines.push('APPIMAGE');
+
         return defines;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app/puzzle/puzzle.qbs b/src/app/puzzle/puzzle.qbs
index e79974c73..5003ad090 100644
--- a/src/app/puzzle/puzzle.qbs
+++ b/src/app/puzzle/puzzle.qbs
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ VToolApp {
     Depends { name: "VWidgetsLib" }
     Depends { name: "FervorLib" }
 
-    Properties {
-        condition: cpp.defines.contains("APPIMAGE")
-        cpp.dynamicLibraries: ["icudata", "icui18n", "icuuc"]
-    }
-
     name: "Puzzle"
     buildconfig.appTarget: qbs.targetOS.contains("macos") ? "Puzzle" : "puzzle"
     targetName: buildconfig.appTarget
diff --git a/src/app/tape/tape.qbs b/src/app/tape/tape.qbs
index 6cf8fa952..e00f682ef 100644
--- a/src/app/tape/tape.qbs
+++ b/src/app/tape/tape.qbs
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ VToolApp {
     Depends { name: "VWidgetsLib"; }
     Depends { name: "VToolsLib"; }
 
-    Properties {
-        condition: cpp.defines.contains("APPIMAGE")
-        cpp.dynamicLibraries: ["icudata", "icui18n", "icuuc"]
-    }
-
     name: "Tape"
     buildconfig.appTarget: qbs.targetOS.contains("macos") ? "Tape" : "tape"
     targetName: buildconfig.appTarget
diff --git a/src/app/valentina/valentina.qbs b/src/app/valentina/valentina.qbs
index 1e6192869..55befd397 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/valentina.qbs
+++ b/src/app/valentina/valentina.qbs
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ VToolApp {
         required: false
     }
 
-    Properties {
-        condition: cpp.defines.contains("APPIMAGE")
-        cpp.dynamicLibraries: ["icudata", "icui18n", "icuuc"]
-    }
-
     name: "Valentina"
     buildconfig.appTarget: qbs.targetOS.contains("macos") ? "Valentina" : "valentina"
     targetName: buildconfig.appTarget
diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vmisc.qbs b/src/libs/vmisc/vmisc.qbs
index abd9b8617..9fe506e73 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vmisc.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vmisc.qbs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ VLib {
 
     Group {
         name: "AppImage"
-        condition: cpp.defines.contains("APPIMAGE")
+        condition: buildconfig.enableAppImage && qbs.targetOS.contains("unix") && !qbs.targetOS.contains("macos")
         files: [
             "binreloc.h",
             "appimage.h",