diff --git a/src/main/status/CMakeLists.txt b/src/main/status/CMakeLists.txt
index a33ed55f2..fa879f608 100644
--- a/src/main/status/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/main/status/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 set(status_qrc "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/status.qrc")
 set(status_rcc "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/status.rcc")
+if(${Qt5Core_VERSION_STRING} VERSION_LESS "5.5.0")
+    add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${status_rcc}"
+        COMMAND "${Qt5Core_RCC_EXECUTABLE}" --binary --verbose --output "${status_rcc}" "${status_qrc}"
+        DEPENDS "${status_qrc}"
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+        COMMENT "Building external Qt resource ${status_rcc}"
+        VERBATIM)
+else(${Qt5Core_VERSION_STRING} VERSION_LESS "5.5.0")
+    qt5_add_binary_resources(build_status_rcc "${status_qrc}" OPTIONS -binary DESTINATION "${status_rcc}")
+endif(${Qt5Core_VERSION_STRING} VERSION_LESS "5.5.0")
 
-qt5_add_binary_resources(build_status_rcc "${status_qrc}" OPTIONS -binary DESTINATION "${status_rcc}")
 
 add_custom_target(build_status_rcc DEPENDS "${status_rcc}" SOURCES "${status_qrc}")
 
 add_dependencies(keximain build_status_rcc)
 
 install(FILES
         status.ui
         contribution_details.ui
         contribution_help.ui
         status_strings.ui
         ${status_rcc}
         DESTINATION "${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kexi/status/${KEXI_STABLE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KEXI_STABLE_VERSION_MINOR}.0")