diff --git a/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp b/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp
index a1c400ee9b0..cef739201bf 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp
@@ -710,6 +710,13 @@ QFont QWindowsFontDatabaseBase::systemDefaultFont()
     return systemFont;
 }
 
+void QWindowsFontDatabaseBase::invalidate()
+{
+#if QT_CONFIG(directwrite)
+    m_fontFileLoader.reset(nullptr);
+#endif
+}
+
 #if QT_CONFIG(directwrite) && QT_CONFIG(direct2d)
 IDWriteFontFace *QWindowsFontDatabaseBase::createDirectWriteFace(const QByteArray &fontData)
 {
@@ -719,11 +726,6 @@ IDWriteFontFace *QWindowsFontDatabaseBase::createDirectWriteFace(const QByteArra
     return faces.isEmpty() ? nullptr : faces.first();
 }
 
-void QWindowsFontDatabaseBase::invalidate()
-{
-    m_fontFileLoader.reset(nullptr);
-}
-
 QList<IDWriteFontFace *> QWindowsFontDatabaseBase::createDirectWriteFaces(const QByteArray &fontData,
                                                                           bool queryVariations) const
 {