diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e108cb02c3d..c7f937934e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,19 +138,6 @@ if (NOT OWNCLOUD_ICONS)
 endif()
 MESSAGE(STATUS "OWNCLOUD_ICONS: ${APPLICATION_ICON_NAME}: ${OWNCLOUD_ICONS}")
 
-set(EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME "sync-exclude.lst")
-
-if(APPLE)
-    list(APPEND OWNCLOUD_BUNDLED_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME}")
-else()
-    configure_file("${EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME}" "bin/${EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME}" COPYONLY)
-    if(WIN32)
-        install(FILES "${EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME}" DESTINATION bin)
-    else()
-        install(FILES "${EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME}" DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/${APPLICATION_SHORTNAME})
-    endif()
-endif()
-
 add_subdirectory(src)
 if(IS_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/admin)
     add_subdirectory(admin)
diff --git a/src/libsync/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libsync/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fae85fabb8..5c5278c306f 100644
--- a/src/libsync/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libsync/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ INSTALL(
 )
 
 add_library(libsync SHARED ${libsync_SRCS}
+    libsync.qrc
     creds/credentialssupport.h)
 set_target_properties(libsync PROPERTIES EXPORT_NAME SyncCore)
 
@@ -106,11 +107,6 @@ ecm_add_qml_module(libsync
 
 ecm_finalize_qml_module(libsync DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR})
 
-set_source_files_properties(configfile.cpp
-    PROPERTIES
-        COMPILE_DEFINITIONS EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME="${EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME}"
-)
-
 target_link_libraries(libsync PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:OpenAPI::LibreGraphAPI>)
 add_subdirectory(graphapi)
 
diff --git a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
index aacd4b27b80..4d945e04e63 100644
--- a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ const QString issuesWidgetFilterC()
 
 QString excludeFileNameC()
 {
-    static_assert(!std::string_view(EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME).empty());
-    return QStringLiteral(EXCLUDE_FILE_NAME);
+    return QStringLiteral("sync-exclude.lst");
 }
 
 } // anonymous namespace
@@ -253,35 +252,7 @@ QString ConfigFile::excludeFile(Scope scope) const
 
 QString ConfigFile::excludeFileFromSystem()
 {
-    QFileInfo fi;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    fi.setFile(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), excludeFileNameC());
-#endif
-#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
-    fi.setFile(QStringLiteral(SYSCONFDIR "/%1").arg(Theme::instance()->appName()), excludeFileNameC());
-    if (!fi.exists()) {
-        // Prefer to return the preferred path! Only use the fallback location
-        // if the other path does not exist and the fallback is valid.
-        QFileInfo nextToBinary(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), excludeFileNameC());
-        if (nextToBinary.exists()) {
-            fi = nextToBinary;
-        } else {
-            // use from install tree (e.g., AppImage, local dev installation)
-            // for example, if the binary is in .../AppDir/usr/bin/<binary>, the exclude file will be in .../AppDir/usr/etc/<appname>/
-            QFileInfo relativeToBinary(
-                QStringLiteral("%1/../etc/%2/%3").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), Theme::instance()->appName(), excludeFileNameC()));
-            if (relativeToBinary.exists()) {
-                fi = relativeToBinary;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    // exec path is inside the bundle
-    fi.setFile(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath(), QLatin1String("../Resources/") + excludeFileNameC());
-#endif
-
-    return fi.absoluteFilePath();
+    return ":/libsync/sync-exclude.lst";
 }
 
 QString ConfigFile::backup() const
diff --git a/src/libsync/libsync.qrc b/src/libsync/libsync.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6342c4490f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libsync/libsync.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/libsync">
+        <file>sync-exclude.lst</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/sync-exclude.lst b/src/libsync/sync-exclude.lst
similarity index 100%
rename from sync-exclude.lst
rename to src/libsync/sync-exclude.lst
diff --git a/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp b/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp
index c60c765e268..84d5cbd6297 100644
--- a/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp
+++ b/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 using namespace OCC;
 
 namespace {
-const QString excludeListFileC = QStringLiteral(SOURCEDIR "/sync-exclude.lst");
+const QString excludeListFileC = QStringLiteral(":/libsync/sync-exclude.lst");
 }
 // The tests were converted from the old CMocka framework, that's why there is a global
 static QScopedPointer<ExcludedFiles> excludedFiles;