diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextoption.cpp b/src/gui/text/qtextoption.cpp
index c9390204571..1284207307a 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextoption.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextoption.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ QTextOption::QTextOption()
       wordWrap(QTextOption::WordWrap),
       design(false),
       unused(0),
+      unused2(0),
       f(0),
       tab(-1),
       d(0)
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ QTextOption::QTextOption(Qt::Alignment alignment)
       wordWrap(QTextOption::WordWrap),
       design(false),
       unused(0),
+      unused2(0),
       f(0),
       tab(-1),
       d(0)
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ QTextOption::QTextOption(const QTextOption &o)
       design(o.design),
       direction(o.direction),
       unused(o.unused),
+      unused2(o.unused2),
       f(o.f),
       tab(o.tab),
       d(0)
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextoption.h b/src/gui/text/qtextoption.h
index a6818eb79af..3c76768f872 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextoption.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextoption.h
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ private:
     uint wordWrap : 4;
     uint design : 1;
     uint direction : 2;
-    uint unused : 18;
+    uint unused : 17;
+    uint unused2; // ### Qt 6: remove unnecessary, extra 32 bits
     uint f;
     qreal tab;
     QTextOptionPrivate *d;