diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc
index b9193e4ea2..860bc290dc 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native.inc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = " \
     -no-opengl \
     -no-openssl \
     -no-xcb \
+    -no-icu \
     -verbose \
     -release \
     -prefix ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_PREFIX} \