diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_functions.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_functions.prf
index a5285068ed3c3c4b05cf2d472df4a85053be5f2c..9ec22d57db9c41611ac2dec137b601730c4699bf 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_functions.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_functions.prf
@@ -197,11 +197,7 @@ defineTest(qtPrepareTool) {
         exists($$eval($$1).pl) {
             $$1 = perl -w $$eval($$1).pl
         } else: contains(QMAKE_HOST.os, Windows) {
-            exists($$eval($$1).bat) {
-                $$1 = $$eval($$1).bat
-            } else {
-                $$1 = $$eval($$1).exe
-            }
+            $$1 = $$eval($$1).exe
         } else:contains(QMAKE_HOST.os, Darwin) {
             BUNDLENAME = $$eval($$1).app/Contents/MacOS/$$2
             exists($$BUNDLENAME) {