diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ed5445493..3d33b9929b 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@ if (APPLE)
 else()
   # copy the resources files beside the executable
   add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} POST_BUILD
-    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_if_different 
-    "${RESOURCES_RCC}" 
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_if_different
+    "${RESOURCES_RCC}"
     "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:interface>"
     # FIXME, the edit script code loads HTML from the scripts folder
     # which in turn relies on CSS that refers to the fonts.  In theory
-    # we should be able to modify the CSS to reference the QRC path to 
-    # the ttf files, but doing so generates a CORS policy violation, 
+    # we should be able to modify the CSS to reference the QRC path to
+    # the ttf files, but doing so generates a CORS policy violation,
     # so we have to retain a copy of the fonts outside of the resources binary
     COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_directory
     "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/fonts"
@@ -379,3 +379,6 @@ endif()
 add_dependency_external_projects(GifCreator)
 find_package(GifCreator REQUIRED)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${GIFCREATOR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+# tell CMake to exclude ui_console.h for policy CMP0071
+set_property(SOURCE ui_console.h PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fece45b2f..319b6ad415 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ include_hifi_library_headers(audio)
 include_hifi_library_headers(networking)
 include_hifi_library_headers(octree)
 
+# tell CMake to exclude qrc_fonts.cpp for policy CMP0071
+set_property(SOURCE qrc_fonts.cpp PROPERTY SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
+
 if (NOT ANDROID)
   target_nsight()
 endif ()