diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
index 6a3930dc78b..a23b3cb4bbc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static inline QColor mixColors(const QColor &c1, const QColor &c2)
 
 static inline QColor getSysColor(int index)
 {
-    return qColorToCOLORREF(GetSysColor(index));
+    return COLORREFToQColor(GetSysColor(index));
 }
 
 // from QStyle::standardPalette