diff --git a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4 b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
index d690a1fade..6ac45fc2f6 100644
--- a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
+++ b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
@@ -203,6 +203,21 @@ AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_QT_CONFIGURE],[
   BITCOIN_QT_PATH_PROGS([LRELEASE], [lrelease-qt${bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers} lrelease${bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers} lrelease], $qt_bin_path)
   BITCOIN_QT_PATH_PROGS([LUPDATE], [lupdate-qt${bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers} lupdate${bitcoin_qt_got_major_vers} lupdate],$qt_bin_path, yes)
 
+  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $RCC accepts --format-version option],
+                   [ac_cv_prog_rcc_accepts_format_version],
+                   [ac_cv_prog_rcc_accepts_format_version=no
+                    echo '<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0"/>' > conftest.qrc
+                    $RCC --format-version 1 conftest.qrc >/dev/null 2>&1 && ac_cv_prog_rcc_accepts_format_version=yes
+                    rm -f conftest.qrc])
+    if test "$ac_cv_prog_rcc_accepts_format_version" = yes; then
+      RCCFLAGS="--format-version 1"
+    else
+      RCCFLAGS=
+    fi
+    AC_SUBST(RCCFLAGS)
+  ])
+
   MOC_DEFS='-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I$(srcdir)'
   case $host in
     *darwin*)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index ce1acdd4db..fd50a22cfe 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -580,12 +580,12 @@ translate: qt/dashstrings.cpp $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(BITCOIN_QT_CPP) qt
 $(QT_QRC_LOCALE_CPP): $(QT_QRC_LOCALE) $(QT_QM)
 	@test -f $(RCC)
 	@test -f $(@D)/$(<F) || cp -f $< $(@D)
-	$(AM_V_GEN) QT_SELECT=$(QT_SELECT) $(RCC) -name dash_locale $(@D)/$(<F) | \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) QT_SELECT=$(QT_SELECT) $(RCC) $(RCCFLAGS) -name dash_locale $(@D)/$(<F) | \
 	  $(SED) -e '/^\*\*.*Created:/d' -e '/^\*\*.*by:/d' > $@
 
 $(QT_QRC_CPP): $(QT_QRC) $(QT_FORMS_H) $(RES_ICONS) $(RES_IMAGES) $(RES_CSS) $(RES_MOVIES) $(PROTOBUF_H)
 	@test -f $(RCC)
-	$(AM_V_GEN) QT_SELECT=$(QT_SELECT) $(RCC) -name dash $< | \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) QT_SELECT=$(QT_SELECT) $(RCC) $(RCCFLAGS) -name dash $< | \
 	  $(SED) -e '/^\*\*.*Created:/d' -e '/^\*\*.*by:/d' > $@
 
 CLEAN_QT = $(nodist_qt_libbitcoinqt_a_SOURCES) $(QT_QM) $(QT_FORMS_H) qt/*.gcda qt/*.gcno