diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
index 4828d8596a2..1a999d24be3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@
 #  define QT_WARNING_PUSH                       QT_DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push)
 #  define QT_WARNING_POP                        QT_DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
 #  define QT_WARNING_DISABLE_CLANG(text)        QT_DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored text)
-#  define QT_WARNING_DISABLE_GCC(text)          QT_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored text)   // GCC directives work in Clang too
+#  define QT_WARNING_DISABLE_GCC(text)
 #  define QT_WARNING_DISABLE_INTEL(number)
 #  define QT_WARNING_DISABLE_MSVC(number)
 #elif defined(Q_CC_GNU) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 406)