diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb b/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb
index 94ad6b9..f2ff5f7 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ do_configure() {
         -no-opengl \
         -no-openssl \
         -no-xcb \
+        -no-icu \
         -verbose \
         -release \
         -prefix ${OE_QMAKE_PATH_PREFIX} \