diff --git src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 83956dd..d9df46a 100644
--- src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,11 @@ void qt_set_current_thread_to_main_thread()
 
 QCoreApplication *QCoreApplication::self = 0;
 QAbstractEventDispatcher *QCoreApplicationPrivate::eventDispatcher = 0;
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+uint QCoreApplicationPrivate::attribs = (1 << Qt::AA_DontShowIconsInMenus);
+#else
 uint QCoreApplicationPrivate::attribs;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
 Qt::HANDLE qt_application_thread_id = 0;