diff --git a/src/3rdparty/pcre.pri b/src/3rdparty/pcre.pri
index 8928c045fa..be63002ffb 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/pcre.pri
+++ b/src/3rdparty/pcre.pri
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ DEFINES += PCRE_HAVE_CONFIG_H
 win32:DEFINES += PCRE_STATIC
 ios:DEFINES += PCRE_DISABLE_JIT
 qnx:DEFINES += PCRE_DISABLE_JIT
+winrt:DEFINES += PCRE_DISABLE_JIT
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/pcre
 SOURCES += \