diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 690bbe498..a3d1ea099 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ else (WIN32 OR APPLE)
     option(ENABLE_LIBVLC "Use libVLC for MPD HTTP stream playback (if ENABLE_HTTP_STREAM_PLAYBACK=ON)" ON)
 endif (WIN32 OR APPLE)
 option(ENABLE_KDE "Enable KDE libraries" OFF)
-option(ENABLE_QT5 "Build against Qt5" OFF)
+option(ENABLE_QT5 "Build against Qt5" ON)
 option(ENABLE_UBUNTU "Build for the Ubuntu SDK" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_UBUNTU_COMMAND_LINE "Build for the Ubuntu SDK from the command line" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_FFMPEG "Enable ffmpeg/libav libraries (required for replaygain calculation)" ON)
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ if (ENABLE_UBUNTU)
     set(USE_SYSTEM_MENU_ICON OFF)
 endif (ENABLE_UBUNTU)
 
-if (ENABLE_QT5)
-    set(ENABLE_KDE OFF)
-endif (ENABLE_QT5)
+if (ENABLE_KDE)
+    set(ENABLE_QT5 OFF)
+endif (ENABLE_KDE)
 
 if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE AND ENABLE_DEVICES_SUPPORT AND ENABLE_UDISKS2)
     set(WITH_SOLID_UDISKS2 ON)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 240ca44ae..8dcd49638 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     save in the cache folder.
 60. Build with HTTP stream playback enabled by default.
 61. Use LibVLC by default for MPD HTTP stream playback on Linux.
+62. Default to Qt5 builds.
 
 1.5.2
 -----
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index c6c332f5e..41832a833 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Qt4
 ---
 1. mkdir build
 2. cd build
-3. cmake ..
+3. cmake .. -DENABLE_QT5=OFF
 4. make
 5. sudo make install
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Qt5
 ---
 1. mkdir build
 2. cd build
-3. cmake .. -DENABLE_QT5=ON
+3. cmake
 4. make
 5. sudo make install
 
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Ubuntu  **NOTE: No longer actively maintained**
 5. make install
 6. click build click
 
+Mac/Windows
+-----------
+See README
+
 
 CMake Options
 =============
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ The following options may be passed to CMake:
 
     -DENABLE_QT5=ON
         Build against Qt5, not Qt4
-        Default: OFF
+        Default: ON
 
     -DENABLE_PROXY_CONFIG=ON
         Enable support for proxy settings in config dialog. If disabled,
diff --git a/README b/README
index 86bc2f818..52cf27e40 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ s
     PATH=z:\dev\Qt\5.3\mingw482_32\bin;z:\dev\Qt\Tools\mingw482_32\bin;z:\dev\taglib\bin;z:\dev\cmake\bin
 
 3. Load cantata's CMakeLists.txt in QtCreator, and pass the following to cmake:
-     ../src -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TAGLIB=OFF -DTAGLIB_FOUND=1 -DTAGLIB_INCLUDES=z:/dev/taglib/include -DTAGLIB_LIBRARIES=z:/dev/taglib/lib/libtag.dll.a -DTAGLIB_MP4_FOUND=1 -DTAGLIB_ASF_FOUND=1 -DTAGLIB_CAN_SAVE_ID3VER=1 -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=z:/dev/zlib/include -DZLIB_LIBRARY=z:/dev/zlib/lib/libz.dll.a -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=z:/cantata/install -DCANTATA_WINDOWS_INSTALLER_DEST=z:/cantata -DENABLE_QT5=ON -DCANTATA_SSL_LIBS=z:/dev/ssl/libeay32.dll;z:/dev/ssl/ssleay32.dll
+     ../src -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TAGLIB=OFF -DTAGLIB_FOUND=1 -DTAGLIB_INCLUDES=z:/dev/taglib/include -DTAGLIB_LIBRARIES=z:/dev/taglib/lib/libtag.dll.a -DTAGLIB_MP4_FOUND=1 -DTAGLIB_ASF_FOUND=1 -DTAGLIB_CAN_SAVE_ID3VER=1 -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=z:/dev/zlib/include -DZLIB_LIBRARY=z:/dev/zlib/lib/libz.dll.a -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=z:/cantata/install -DCANTATA_WINDOWS_INSTALLER_DEST=z:/cantata -DCANTATA_SSL_LIBS=z:/dev/ssl/libeay32.dll;z:/dev/ssl/ssleay32.dll
 
    Notes: -DENABLE_TAGLIB=OFF stops cmake from trying to find TagLib, as the
           TagLib settings have been manually set,