diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_win.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_win.cpp
index 0a3d2524c04..25c63c42e20 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_win.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@
 #include <qt_windows.h>
 
 typedef ULONGLONG (WINAPI *PtrGetTickCount64)(void);
-static PtrGetTickCount64 ptrGetTickCount64 = 0;
+#if defined(Q_OS_WINRT)
+    static const PtrGetTickCount64 ptrGetTickCount64 = &GetTickCount64;
+#else
+    static PtrGetTickCount64 ptrGetTickCount64 = 0;
+#endif
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ static void resolveLibs()
     if (done)
         return;
 
+#ifndef Q_OS_WINRT
     // try to get GetTickCount64 from the system
     HMODULE kernel32 = GetModuleHandleW(L"kernel32");
     if (!kernel32)
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ static void resolveLibs()
 #else
     ptrGetTickCount64 = (PtrGetTickCount64)GetProcAddress(kernel32, "GetTickCount64");
 #endif
+#endif // !Q_OS_WINRT
 
     // Retrieve the number of high-resolution performance counter ticks per second
     LARGE_INTEGER frequency;