diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 46712099d0d..4c1e0626bf6 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ static void init_platform(const QString &pluginNamesWithArguments, const QString
     QStringList plugins = pluginNamesWithArguments.split(u';', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
     QStringList platformArguments;
     QStringList availablePlugins = QPlatformIntegrationFactory::keys(platformPluginPath);
-    for (const auto &pluginArgument : plugins) {
+    for (const auto &pluginArgument : std::as_const(plugins)) {
         // Split into platform name and arguments
         QStringList arguments = pluginArgument.split(u':', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
         if (arguments.isEmpty())
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ static void init_platform(const QString &pluginNamesWithArguments, const QString
         }
     }
 
-    const auto platformIntegration = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration();
+    const auto *platformIntegration = QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration();
     fontSmoothingGamma = platformIntegration->styleHint(QPlatformIntegration::FontSmoothingGamma).toReal();
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontShowShortcutsInContextMenus,
         !QGuiApplication::styleHints()->showShortcutsInContextMenus());