diff --git a/src/gui/image/qbitmap.cpp b/src/gui/image/qbitmap.cpp
index e8733885a50..e2abb935e7c 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qbitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qbitmap.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ QBitmap::QBitmap(const QSize &size)
 {
 }
 
+/*!
+    \internal
+    This dtor must stay empty until Qt 7 (was inline until 6.2).
+*/
+QBitmap::~QBitmap() = default;
+
 /*!
     \fn QBitmap::clear()
 
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qbitmap.h b/src/gui/image/qbitmap.h
index 9052e62db64..518e349c0a5 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qbitmap.h
+++ b/src/gui/image/qbitmap.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     QBitmap(int w, int h);
     explicit QBitmap(const QSize &);
     explicit QBitmap(const QString &fileName, const char *format = nullptr);
+    ~QBitmap() override;
 
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
     QT_DEPRECATED_VERSION_X_6_0("Use fromPixmap instead.") QBitmap &operator=(const QPixmap &);