diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml
index da913f7ee19..9273f5ea98b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
                outputs="exe"
                id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.linker">
          </toolReference>
-         <toolReference id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.windres"/>
+         <!--toolReference id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.windres"/-->
       </target>
       <target
             name="%TargetName.cygw.so"