diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musrStep/CMakeLists.txt b/src/musredit_qt5/musrStep/CMakeLists.txt
index 7932d139..907d4b46 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musrStep/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musrStep/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC OFF)
 # add qt/rcc
 qt5_add_resources(musrStep_rcc musrStep.qrc)
 
+# remove generated files from automoc and autouic
+set_property(SOURCE qrc_musrStep.cpp PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+
 set(macosx_icon icons/musrStep.icns)
 if (APPLE)
   add_executable(musrStep MACOSX_BUNDLE
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musrWiz/CMakeLists.txt b/src/musredit_qt5/musrWiz/CMakeLists.txt
index 116d95a7..c608d415 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musrWiz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musrWiz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC OFF)
 # add qt/rcc
 qt5_add_resources(musrWiz_rcc musrWiz.qrc)
 
+# remove generated files from automoc and autouic
+set_property(SOURCE qrc_musrWiz.cpp PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+
 set(macosx_icon icons/musrWiz.icns)
 if (APPLE)
   add_executable(musrWiz MACOSX_BUNDLE
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/CMakeLists.txt b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/CMakeLists.txt
index 88098ccf..dd2995a4 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@ qt5_wrap_ui(out_ui ${musredit_ui})
 # add qt/rcc
 qt5_add_resources(musredit_rcc musredit.qrc)
 
+# remove generated files from automoc and autouic
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PFindDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PReplaceDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PReplaceConfirmationDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PMusrEditAbout.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PPrefsDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetMusrFTOptionsDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetTitleBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetParameterBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetTheoryBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetFunctionsBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetAsymmetryRunBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetSingleHistoRunBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetNonMusrRunBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetFourierBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PGetPlotBlockDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PMsr2DataDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE ui_PChangeDefaultPathsDialog.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+set_property(SOURCE qrc_musredit.cpp PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+
 set(macosx_icon icons/musredit.icns)
 if (APPLE)
   add_executable(musredit MACOSX_BUNDLE