diff --git a/src/geoip.h b/src/geoip.h
index 776bebf51..b25cd64ee 100644
--- a/src/geoip.h
+++ b/src/geoip.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 using namespace libtorrent;
 
 class GeoIP : public QObject {
+  Q_OBJECT
 protected:
 #ifdef WITH_GEOIP_EMBEDDED
   static QString geoipFolder(bool embedded=false) {