diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 79fa0db889..768027ff7e 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2651,8 +2651,8 @@ components/printers/lib/README.txt svneol=native#text/plain
 components/printers/osprinters.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/printers/printer4lazarus.lpk svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/printers/printer4lazarus.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
-components/printers/printersdlgs.lrs svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/printers/printersdlgs.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
+components/printers/printersdlgs.res -text
 components/printers/qt/qtprinters.inc svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/printers/qt/qtprinters_h.inc svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/printers/qt/qtprndialogs.inc svneol=native#text/pascal
diff --git a/components/printers/images/printersdlgs.bat b/components/printers/images/printersdlgs.bat
index f0f78089f9..c9116e4585 100644
--- a/components/printers/images/printersdlgs.bat
+++ b/components/printers/images/printersdlgs.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-..\..\..\tools\lazres ..\printersdlgs.lrs @printersdlgs.txt
+..\..\..\tools\lazres ..\printersdlgs.res @printersdlgs.txt
diff --git a/components/printers/printersdlgs.lrs b/components/printers/printersdlgs.lrs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d05cc6253..0000000000
--- a/components/printers/printersdlgs.lrs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/components/printers/printersdlgs.pp b/components/printers/printersdlgs.pp
index 1cc6a369a9..3833f40851 100644
--- a/components/printers/printersdlgs.pp
+++ b/components/printers/printersdlgs.pp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ procedure Register;
 
 implementation
 
+{$R printersdlgs.res}
+
 {$IFDEF UNIX}
   {$IFDEF LCLCarbon}
     {$IFNDEF NativePrint}
@@ -122,6 +124,4 @@ begin
   RegisterComponents('Dialogs',[TPrinterSetupDialog,TPrintDialog,TPageSetupDialog]);
 end;
 
-initialization
-  {$I printersdlgs.lrs}
 end.
diff --git a/components/printers/printersdlgs.res b/components/printers/printersdlgs.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..523a8a5558
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