diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 45647f2056..77900ba906 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -714,9 +714,7 @@ void QCoreApplication::init()
     Q_ASSERT_X(!self, "QCoreApplication", "there should be only one application object");
     QCoreApplication::self = this;
 
-#ifndef QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
     QLoggingRegistry::instance()->init();
-#endif
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_QOBJECT
     // use the event dispatcher created by the app programmer (if any)