Before requiring the no_quality feature, this might be a bug that should/could be fixed generically.
Also please add the full error message. It should show which prototype this error came from.
If you want to add compatibility with your mod, then do the following:
Add janky-quality as a dependency in your mod.
jq_entity_mods is a global. In the data stage, add your prototype names to jq_entity_mods.no_quality i.e. jq_entity_mods.no_quality["my-proto"] = true