diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
index c58105f0..c0c9a08e 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ DEFINES += BUILDING_RECOLL
 
 @QMAKE_ENABLE_WEBKIT@ QT += webkit
 @QMAKE_DISABLE_WEBKIT@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -DRESLIST_TEXTBROWSER -DSNIPPETS_TEXTBROWSER
+@QMAKE_DISABLE_WEBKIT@ DEFINES += RESLIST_TEXTBROWSER 
+@QMAKE_DISABLE_WEBKIT@ DEFINES += SNIPPETS_TEXTBROWSER
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
 
 @QMAKE_ENABLE_ZEITGEIST@ QT += dbus
diff --git a/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp b/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp
index 651e5f26..ff636f07 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ ResList::ResList(QWidget* parent, const char* name)
 	setObjectName(name);
 #ifdef RESLIST_TEXTBROWSER
     LOGDEB("Reslist: using QTextBrowser\n" );
-    setReadOnly(TRUE);
-    setUndoRedoEnabled(FALSE);
-    setOpenLinks(FALSE);
+    setReadOnly(true);
+    setUndoRedoEnabled(false);
+    setOpenLinks(false);
     setTabChangesFocus(true);
     // signals and slots connections
     connect(this, SIGNAL(anchorClicked(const QUrl &)), 
diff --git a/src/qtgui/snippets_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/snippets_w.cpp
index 6e4dd0ac..4db16bed 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/snippets_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/snippets_w.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ void SnippetsW::init()
     verticalLayout->insertWidget(0, browserw);
     connect(browser, SIGNAL(anchorClicked(const QUrl &)), 
 	    this, SLOT(linkWasClicked(const QUrl &)));
-    browser->setReadOnly(TRUE);
-    browser->setUndoRedoEnabled(FALSE);
-    browser->setOpenLinks(FALSE);
+    browser->setReadOnly(true);
+    browser->setUndoRedoEnabled(false);
+    browser->setOpenLinks(false);
     browser->setTabChangesFocus(true);
     if (prefs.reslistfontfamily.length()) {
 	QFont nfont(prefs.reslistfontfamily, prefs.reslistfontsize);