diff --git a/qt_cmdline.cmake b/qt_cmdline.cmake
index 34b31ab991f..9e93a9379d4 100644
--- a/qt_cmdline.cmake
+++ b/qt_cmdline.cmake
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ qt_commandline_option(ssse3 TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(static TYPE enum NAME shared MAPPING yes no no yes)
 qt_commandline_option(static-runtime TYPE boolean NAME static_runtime)
 qt_commandline_option(strip TYPE boolean)
-qt_commandline_option(syncqt TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(sysroot TYPE string)
 qt_commandline_option(use-gold-linker TYPE boolean NAME use_gold_linker_alias)
 qt_commandline_option(warnings-are-errors TYPE boolean NAME warnings_are_errors)