diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
index f374c531e56..07964bbed74 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@
 #  endif
 #  define Q_DECL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
 #  define Q_DECL_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
-#  define QT_MAKE_UNCHECKED_ARRAY_ITERATOR(x) stdext::make_unchecked_array_iterator(x) // Since _MSC_VER >= 1800
-#  define QT_MAKE_CHECKED_ARRAY_ITERATOR(x, N) stdext::make_checked_array_iterator(x, size_t(N)) // Since _MSC_VER >= 1500
+#  if _MSC_VER < 1938 // stdext is deprecated since VS 2022 17.8
+#    define QT_MAKE_UNCHECKED_ARRAY_ITERATOR(x) stdext::make_unchecked_array_iterator(x) // Since _MSC_VER >= 1800
+#    define QT_MAKE_CHECKED_ARRAY_ITERATOR(x, N) stdext::make_checked_array_iterator(x, size_t(N)) // Since _MSC_VER >= 1500
+#  endif
 /* Intel C++ disguising as Visual C++: the `using' keyword avoids warnings */
 #  if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 #    undef Q_CC_MSVC_ONLY