diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/qimgv/qt5-12-compat.diff b/pkgs/applications/graphics/qimgv/qt5-12-compat.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index da64759e22d..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/qimgv/qt5-12-compat.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/qimgv/components/directorymanager/watchers/linux/linuxworker.cpp b/qimgv/components/directorymanager/watchers/linux/linuxworker.cpp
-index 96ec9d3..6d95d08 100644
---- a/qimgv/components/directorymanager/watchers/linux/linuxworker.cpp
-+++ b/qimgv/components/directorymanager/watchers/linux/linuxworker.cpp
-@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void LinuxWorker::setDescriptor(int desc) {
- 
- void LinuxWorker::run() {
-     emit started();
--    isRunning.storeRelaxed(true);
-+    isRunning.store(true);
- 
-     if (fd == -1) {
-         qDebug() << TAG << "File descriptor isn't set! Stopping";