diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputcontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputcontext.cpp
index e67311a1602..3af55bccbfb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputcontext.cpp
@@ -222,9 +222,7 @@ void QWaylandInputContext::ensureInitialized()
     }
 
     m_initialized = true;
-    const char *locale = setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "");
-    if (!locale)
-        locale = setlocale(LC_CTYPE, nullptr);
+    const char *const locale = setlocale(LC_CTYPE, nullptr);
     qCDebug(qLcQpaInputMethods) << "detected locale (LC_CTYPE):" << locale;
 
     m_composeTable = xkb_compose_table_new_from_locale(m_XkbContext, locale, XKB_COMPOSE_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);