diff --git a/src/qt/qt_main.cpp b/src/qt/qt_main.cpp
index c859fe033..1d6526521 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_main.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QApplication::setFont(QFont(font_name, font_size.toInt()));
     SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(L"86Box.86Box");
 #endif
+
+#ifdef RELEASE_BUILD
+    app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-green.ico"));
+#elif defined ALPHA_BUILD
+    app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-red.ico"));
+#elif defined BETA_BUILD
+    app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-yellow.ico"));
+#else
+    app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-gray.ico"));
+#endif
+
     if (!pc_init_modules()) {
         ui_msgbox_header(MBX_FATAL, (void *) IDS_2121, (void *) IDS_2056);
         return 6;
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index f3503caeb..e0252dd7a 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -196,15 +196,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     auto toolbar_label = new QLabel();
     ui->toolBar->addWidget(toolbar_label);
 
-#ifdef RELEASE_BUILD
-    this->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-green.ico"));
-#elif defined ALPHA_BUILD
-    this->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-red.ico"));
-#elif defined BETA_BUILD
-    this->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-yellow.ico"));
-#else
-    this->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/settings/win/icons/86Box-gray.ico"));
-#endif
     this->setWindowFlag(Qt::MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint, vid_resize != 1);
     this->setWindowFlag(Qt::WindowMaximizeButtonHint, vid_resize == 1);