diff --git a/playground/playground.pro b/playground/playground.pro
index e1fef989..86fa8c0c 100644
--- a/playground/playground.pro
+++ b/playground/playground.pro
@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@ SUBDIRS += \
     dialogbuttons \
     invoker \
     inputpanel \
-    shadows \
     images
 
+lessThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 6) {
+
+    # the shader for the drop shadows has not yet been migrated
+    # to work with Qt 6
+
+    SUBDIRS += shadows
+}
+
 qtHaveModule(webengine) {
 
     SUBDIRS += \