diff --git a/src/tools/rcc/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/rcc/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b0d9c8182d..30fa8f4824f 100644
--- a/src/tools/rcc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/rcc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 qt_get_tool_target_name(target_name rcc)
 qt_internal_add_tool(${target_name}
-    BOOTSTRAP
     TARGET_DESCRIPTION "Qt Resource Compiler"
     INSTALL_DIR "${INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR}"
     TOOLS_TARGET Core # special case