diff --git a/mkspecs/features/uikit/watchos_coretext.prf b/mkspecs/features/uikit/watchos_coretext.prf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30e5af2e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkspecs/features/uikit/watchos_coretext.prf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# CoreText is documented to be available on watchOS, but the headers aren't present
+# in the watchOS Simulator SDK like they are supposed to be. Work around the problem
+# by adding the device SDK's headers to the search path as a fallback.
+# rdar://25314492, rdar://27844864
+simulator_system_frameworks = $$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $${simulator.sdk})/System/Library/Frameworks
+watchos:simulator:!exists($$simulator_system_frameworks/CoreText.framework/Headers/CoreText.h) {
+    device_system_frameworks = $$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $${device.sdk})/System/Library/Frameworks
+    for (arch, QMAKE_APPLE_SIMULATOR_ARCHS) {
+        QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += \
+            -Xarch_$${arch} \
+            -F$$simulator_system_frameworks \
+            -Xarch_$${arch} \
+            -F$$device_system_frameworks
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/harfbuzz-ng/harfbuzz-ng.pro b/src/3rdparty/harfbuzz-ng/harfbuzz-ng.pro
index 3b7b11c8ee..e5746bf3eb 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/harfbuzz-ng/harfbuzz-ng.pro
+++ b/src/3rdparty/harfbuzz-ng/harfbuzz-ng.pro
@@ -168,21 +168,7 @@ contains(SHAPERS, coretext) {
         # even in 10.8 where they were also made available stand-alone.
         LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework ApplicationServices
 
-    # CoreText is documented to be available on watchOS, but the headers aren't present
-    # in the watchOS Simulator SDK like they are supposed to be. Work around the problem
-    # by adding the device SDK's headers to the search path as a fallback.
-    # rdar://25314492, rdar://27844864
-    watchos:simulator {
-        simulator_system_frameworks = $$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $${simulator.sdk})/System/Library/Frameworks
-        device_system_frameworks = $$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $${device.sdk})/System/Library/Frameworks
-        for (arch, QMAKE_APPLE_SIMULATOR_ARCHS) {
-            QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += \
-                -Xarch_$${arch} \
-                -F$$simulator_system_frameworks \
-                -Xarch_$${arch} \
-                -F$$device_system_frameworks
-        }
-    }
+    CONFIG += watchos_coretext
 }
 
 contains(SHAPERS, fallback)|isEmpty(SHAPERS) {
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
index f73e22eb1a..3d928d4e71 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/coretext.pri
@@ -9,23 +9,9 @@ qtConfig(freetype) {
 
 uikit: \
     # On iOS/tvOS/watchOS CoreText and CoreGraphics are stand-alone frameworks
-    LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework CoreText -framework CoreGraphics
+    LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework CoreText -framework CoreGraphics -framework UIKit
 else: \
     # On macOS they are re-exported by the AppKit framework
     LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework AppKit
 
-# CoreText is documented to be available on watchOS, but the headers aren't present
-# in the watchOS Simulator SDK like they are supposed to be. Work around the problem
-# by adding the device SDK's headers to the search path as a fallback.
-# rdar://25314492, rdar://27844864
-watchos:simulator {
-    simulator_system_frameworks = $$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $${simulator.sdk})/System/Library/Frameworks
-    device_system_frameworks = $$xcodeSDKInfo(Path, $${device.sdk})/System/Library/Frameworks
-    for (arch, QMAKE_APPLE_SIMULATOR_ARCHS) {
-        QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += \
-            -Xarch_$${arch} \
-            -F$$simulator_system_frameworks \
-            -Xarch_$${arch} \
-            -F$$device_system_frameworks
-    }
-}
+CONFIG += watchos_coretext
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase_p.h b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase_p.h
index 3b1be2e6a1..344e235053 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase_p.h
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase_p.h
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@
 #include <qpa/qplatformtheme.h>
 #include <private/qcore_mac_p.h>
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_OSX
-#include <ApplicationServices/ApplicationServices.h>
-#else
-#include <CoreText/CoreText.h>
-#include <CoreGraphics/CoreGraphics.h>
-#endif
+Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_CF_TYPE(CTFontDescriptor);
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QCFType<CGFontRef>);
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QCFType<CFURLRef>);