diff --git a/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in b/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in
index 9e188084ad..d091ea3b82 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in
+++ b/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@
       </uap:VisualElements>
     </Application>
   </Applications>
-
-  <Capabilities>
-    <Capability Name=\"internetClient\" />
-  </Capabilities>
+  $${WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities}
 </Package>
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf b/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf
index 9b4a6672e5..3520fcdf93 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
 
     INDENT = "$$escape_expand(\\r\\n)  "
 
+    # All Windows 10 applications need to have internetClient. It is also not marked as additional
+    # capability anymore and is assumed to be standard.
+    *-msvc2015: WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities += internetClient
+
     # Capabilities are given as a string list and may change with the configuration (network, sensors, etc.)
     WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities = $$unique(WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities)
     WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities_device = $$unique(WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities_device)