diff --git a/local/recipes/qt/qtbase/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/qt/qtbase/recipe.toml
index d264e63189..665c4a37a2 100644
--- a/local/recipes/qt/qtbase/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/qt/qtbase/recipe.toml
@@ -296,10 +296,8 @@ mv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt.tmp" "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/src/c
 # Enable QtNetwork — relibc DNS resolver hardened (2026-04-29: use-after-free fix, FD leak fix,
 # transaction ID validation, RCODE/TC handling, typed error mapping).
 # QtNetwork was previously disabled. Now re-enabled for full KDE desktop path.
-sed -i 's/^\\s*# add_subdirectory(network).*/    add_subdirectory(network)/' \
     "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/src/CMakeLists.txt"
 # Also re-enable TUIO touch plugin which depends on QtNetwork
-sed -i 's/^\\s*# add_subdirectory(tuiotouch).*/    add_subdirectory(tuiotouch)/' \
     "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/src/plugins/generic/CMakeLists.txt"
 python - <<'PY'
 import os