diff --git a/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimeprovider_p.h b/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimeprovider_p.h
index 3ded01cd46f..b81831f1403 100644
--- a/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimeprovider_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimeprovider_p.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class QMimeProviderBase
 
 public:
     QMimeProviderBase(QMimeDatabasePrivate *db, const QString &directory);
-    virtual ~QMimeProviderBase() {}
+    virtual ~QMimeProviderBase() = default;
 
     virtual bool isValid() = 0;
     virtual bool isInternalDatabase() const = 0;