diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache.cpp
index fca880d9b3e..c9d658225e5 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache.cpp
@@ -537,7 +537,9 @@ qint64 QNetworkDiskCache::expire()
         QFileInfo info = it.fileInfo();
         QString fileName = info.fileName();
         if (fileName.endsWith(CACHE_POSTFIX)) {
-            cacheItems.insert(info.created(), path);
+            const QDateTime birthTime = info.fileTime(QFile::FileBirthTime);
+            cacheItems.insert(birthTime.isValid() ? birthTime
+                              : info.fileTime(QFile::FileMetadataChangeTime), path);
             totalSize += info.size();
         }
     }