--- a/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp
+++ b/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ QString dictionariesPath()
 
 QString resourcesDataPath()
 {
-    static bool initialized = false;
     static QString potentialResourcesPath =
 #if defined(OS_MAC) && defined(QT_MAC_FRAMEWORK_BUILD)
             getResourcesPath(frameworkBundle());
@@ -282,6 +281,7 @@ QString resourcesDataPath()
 #else
             QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::DataPath) % QLatin1String("/resources");
 #endif
+#if 0
     if (!initialized) {
         initialized = true;
         if (!QFileInfo::exists(potentialResourcesPath % QLatin1String("/qtwebengine_resources.pak"))) {
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ QString resourcesDataPath()
             potentialResourcesPath = fallbackDir();
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     return potentialResourcesPath;
 }