diff --git a/chromium/content/child/dwrite_font_proxy/dwrite_font_proxy_init_win.cc b/chromium/content/child/dwrite_font_proxy/dwrite_font_proxy_init_win.cc
index 5708d60caa65511fa862ea0787649258d8e46a6d..7ba112a43db3c5de99da331dfb5822594c335bdb 100644
--- a/chromium/content/child/dwrite_font_proxy/dwrite_font_proxy_init_win.cc
+++ b/chromium/content/child/dwrite_font_proxy/dwrite_font_proxy_init_win.cc
@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ void InitializeDWriteFontProxy() {
   // fallback if IDWriteFontFallback is not available.
   // This flag can be removed when Win8.0 and earlier are no longer supported.
   bool fallback_available = font_fallback.Get() != nullptr;
+#ifndef TOOLKIT_QT
+  // qtwebengine does not supply manifest file, version of windows is always reported as
+  // windows 8
   DCHECK_EQ(fallback_available,
     base::win::GetVersion() > base::win::VERSION_WIN8);
+#endif
   blink::WebFontRendering::setUseSkiaFontFallback(fallback_available);
 }