diff --git a/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro b/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro
index 4819dbdd079a0e27bcb471649dba1607ebf52057..972f57260e5dfa57f5c371c23928c50231b74a93 100644
--- a/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro
+++ b/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ DEFINES += \
     QT_CRYPTOGRAPHICHASH_ONLY_SHA1 \
     QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII
 
+DEFINES -= QT_EVAL
+
 MODULE_PRIVATE_INCLUDES = \
     \$\$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE \
     \$\$QT_MODULE_INCLUDE_BASE/QtCore \