diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
index a2c0b035973..8b6288c13da 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@
 #  define Q_UNREACHABLE_IMPL() __assume(0)
 #  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
 
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__TURBOC__)
 #  define Q_CC_BOR