diff --git a/src/chartconfig_p.h b/src/chartconfig_p.h
index d386763..49799f6 100644
--- a/src/chartconfig_p.h
+++ b/src/chartconfig_p.h
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@
 #define CHARTCONFIG_H_
 
 #include "qchartglobal.h"
+#ifdef Q_CC_MSVC
+// There is a problem with jom.exe currently. It does not seem to understand QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS properly.
+// This is the case at least with shadow builds.
+// http://qt-project.org/wiki/jom
+const char *buildTime = __DATE__;
+const char *gitHead = "unknown";
+#else
 #include "qchartversion_p.h"
+#endif
 
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/qchartversion_p.h b/src/qchartversion_p.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a1c7ed..0000000
--- a/src/qchartversion_p.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-const char *buildTime = "unknown" ; const char *gitHead = "unknown" ;
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index 4ee09f9..02d782a 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -125,24 +125,36 @@ QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += install_build_public_headers \
     install_build_private_headers \
     
 
-chartversion.target = $$PWD/qchartversion_p.h
-unix:{
-    chartversion.commands = @echo \
-        "const char *buildTime = \\\"`date +'%y%m%d%H%M'`\\\" \\; \
-         const char *gitHead = \\\"`git rev-parse HEAD`\\\" \\; " \
-        > \
-        $$chartversion.target;
-}else{
-    chartversion.commands = @echo \
-        "const char *buildTime = \"%date%_%time%\" ; \
-         const char *gitHead = \"unknown\" ; " \
-        > \
-        $$chartversion.target
+!win32-msvc*: {
+
+    # There is a problem with jom.exe currently. It does not seem to understand QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS properly.
+    # This is the case at least with shadow builds.
+    # http://qt-project.org/wiki/jom
+
+    chartversion.target = $$PWD/qchartversion_p.h
+
+    unix:{
+        chartversion.commands = @echo \
+            "const char *buildTime = \\\"`date +'%y%m%d%H%M'`\\\" \\; \
+             const char *gitHead = \\\"`git rev-parse HEAD`\\\" \\; " \
+            > \
+            $$chartversion.target;
+    }else{
+        chartversion.commands = @echo \
+            "const char *buildTime = \"%date%_%time%\" ; \
+             const char *gitHead = \"unknown\" ; " \
+            > \
+            $$chartversion.target
+    }
+
+    chartversion.depends = $$HEADERS \
+        $$SOURCES
+
+    PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PWD/qchartversion_p.h
+    QMAKE_CLEAN += $$PWD/qchartversion_p.h
+    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += chartversion
 }
-chartversion.depends = $$HEADERS \
-    $$SOURCES
-PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PWD/qchartversion_p.h
-QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += chartversion
+
 unix:QMAKE_DISTCLEAN += -r \
     $$CHART_BUILD_HEADER_DIR \
     $$CHART_BUILD_LIB_DIR