--- work/qtbase/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf.orig	2018-06-07 00:28:10.000000000 -0500
+++ work/qtbase/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf	2018-08-24 07:54:07.420359900 -0500
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 QMAKE_PLATFORM          = win32
 QMAKE_COMPILER          = msvc
 CONFIG                 += flat debug_and_release debug_and_release_target precompile_header autogen_precompile_source embed_manifest_dll embed_manifest_exe
-DEFINES                += UNICODE _UNICODE WIN32
+DEFINES                += UNICODE _UNICODE WIN32 DISABLE_WINRT_DEPRECATION
 QMAKE_COMPILER_DEFINES += _WIN32
 contains(QMAKE_TARGET.arch, x86_64) {
     DEFINES += WIN64