diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
index d69b1d346f..eb8dd73727 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ QString qt_error_string(int errorCode)
         // Retrieve the system error message for the last-error code.
 #  ifndef Q_OS_WINRT
         wchar_t *string = 0;
-        FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER|FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM,
+        FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM | FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS | FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER,
                       NULL,
                       errorCode,
                       MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),