diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
   HOST_CXXFLAGS="-O2 -g"
   HOST_LDFLAGS=-static-libstdc++
 
-  export QT_RCC_SOURCE_DATE_OVERRIDE=1
   export TZ="UTC"
   export BUILD_DIR=`pwd`
   mkdir -p ${WRAP_DIR}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
   FAKETIME_HOST_PROGS=""
   FAKETIME_PROGS="ar ranlib date dmg xorrisofs"
 
-  export QT_RCC_SOURCE_DATE_OVERRIDE=1
   export TZ="UTC"
   export BUILD_DIR=`pwd`
   mkdir -p ${WRAP_DIR}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   HOST_CFLAGS="-O2 -g"
   HOST_CXXFLAGS="-O2 -g"
 
-  export QT_RCC_SOURCE_DATE_OVERRIDE=1
   export TZ="UTC"
   export BUILD_DIR=`pwd`
   mkdir -p ${WRAP_DIR}
diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += "QMAKE_LFLAGS = '$($(package)_ldflags)'"
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += -device-option CROSS_COMPILE="$(host)-"
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32 += OPENSSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto -lws2_32"
-$(package)_build_env += QT_RCC_SOURCE_DATE_OVERRIDE=1
 endef
 
 define $(package)_fetch_cmds
diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		temp_bitcoin_locale.qrc
 		-name bitcoin_locale
 		-o qrc_bitcoin_locale.cpp
+		--format-version 1
 	MAIN_DEPENDENCY temp_bitcoin_locale.qrc
 	DEPENDS locales
 	VERBATIM