diff --git a/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp b/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp
index 3c33d53aacb..42271c55e25 100644
--- a/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static constexpr auto magicRuleTypes = qOffsetStringArray(
 QMimeMagicRule::Type QMimeMagicRule::type(const QByteArray &theTypeName)
 {
     for (int i = String; i <= Byte; ++i) {
-        if (theTypeName == magicRuleTypes.at(i))
+        if (theTypeName == magicRuleTypes.viewAt(i))
             return Type(i);
     }
     return Invalid;