diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp
index b892b699221..a5d96483a84 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/winmakefile.cpp
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void Win32MakefileGenerator::processRcFileVar()
         ts << Qt::endl;
         if (!rcIcons.isEmpty()) {
             for (int i = 0; i < rcIcons.size(); ++i)
-                ts << QString("IDI_ICON%1\tICON\tDISCARDABLE\t%2").arg(i + 1).arg(cQuoted(rcIcons[i])) << Qt::endl;
+                ts << QString("IDI_ICON%1\tICON\t%2").arg(i + 1).arg(cQuoted(rcIcons[i])) << Qt::endl;
             ts << Qt::endl;
         }
         if (!manifestFile.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake
index 7a98c01247b..2aa6017a4c2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6CoreMacros.cmake
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ function(qt6_generate_win32_rc_file target)
         if (target_icons)
             set(index 1)
             foreach( icon IN LISTS target_icons)
-                string(APPEND icons "IDI_ICON${index}    ICON    DISCARDABLE   \"${icon}\"\n")
+                string(APPEND icons "IDI_ICON${index}    ICON    \"${icon}\"\n")
                 math(EXPR index "${index} +1")
             endforeach()
         endif()