diff --git a/desktop/kde/applications/pimcommon/files/qt5.patch b/desktop/kde/applications/pimcommon/files/qt5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce184d9735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/kde/applications/pimcommon/files/qt5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Nuar a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt	2017-12-08 04:04:46.000000000 +0300
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt	2017-12-16 23:24:11.263302169 +0300
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ set(PIMCOMMON_LIB_VERSION ${PIM_VERSION})
+ set(AKONADICONTACT_LIB_VERSION "5.7.0")
+ set(LIBKDEPIM_LIB_VERSION "5.7.0")
+-set(QT_REQUIRED_VERSION "5.8.0")
++set(QT_REQUIRED_VERSION "5.7.1")
+ set(KMIME_LIB_VERSION "5.7.0")
+ set(KIMAP_LIB_VERSION "5.7.0")
+ set(KCONTACTS_LIB_VERSION "5.7.0")
diff --git a/desktop/kde/applications/pimcommon/pspec.xml b/desktop/kde/applications/pimcommon/pspec.xml
index 3d0cc2bd69..7948c68c03 100644
--- a/desktop/kde/applications/pimcommon/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/kde/applications/pimcommon/pspec.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
             <Dependency>kpimtextedit-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>kimap-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch>qt5.patch</Patch>
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@
 
     <History>
         <Update release="13">
-            <Date>2017-12-15</Date>
+            <Date>2017-12-16</Date>
             <Version>17.12.0</Version>
             <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
             <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>