diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
index e70f901a09b..a641313c5bc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
@@ -246,7 +246,14 @@ using NonConstMetaTypeInterface = const QMetaTypeInterface;
 class QMetaTypeInterface
 {
 public:
-    ushort revision; // 0 in Qt 6.0. Can increase if new field are added
+
+    /* Revision: Can increase if new field are added, or if semantics changes
+       0: Initial Revision
+       1: the meaning of the NeedsDestruction flag changed
+    */
+    static inline constexpr ushort CurrentRevision = 1;
+
+    ushort revision;
     ushort alignment;
     uint size;
     uint flags;
@@ -2461,7 +2468,7 @@ struct QMetaTypeInterfaceWrapper
     using InterfaceType = std::conditional_t<IsConstMetaTypeInterface, const QMetaTypeInterface, NonConstMetaTypeInterface>;
 
     static inline InterfaceType metaType = {
-        /*.revision=*/ 0,
+        /*.revision=*/ QMetaTypeInterface::CurrentRevision,
         /*.alignment=*/ alignof(T),
         /*.size=*/ sizeof(T),
         /*.flags=*/ QMetaTypeForType<T>::Flags,
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype_p.h
index 3defbc70ef8..e6493948325 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype_p.h
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ inline bool isMoveConstructible(const QtPrivate::QMetaTypeInterface *iface) noex
 
 inline bool isDestructible(const QtPrivate::QMetaTypeInterface *iface) noexcept
 {
-    return checkMetaTypeFlagOrPointer(iface, iface->dtor, QMetaType::NeedsDestruction);
+    /* For metatypes of revision 1, the NeedsDestruction was set even for trivially
+       destructible types, but their dtor pointer would be null.
+       For that reason, we need the additional check here.
+     */
+    return iface->revision < 1 ||
+           checkMetaTypeFlagOrPointer(iface, iface->dtor, QMetaType::NeedsDestruction);
 }
 
 inline void defaultConstruct(const QtPrivate::QMetaTypeInterface *iface, void *where)
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
index 28eb45660eb..32dd1685204 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ private slots:
 
     void constructFromIncompatibleMetaType_data();
     void constructFromIncompatibleMetaType();
+    void constructFromQtLT65MetaType();
     void copyNonDefaultConstructible();
 
 private:
@@ -5636,6 +5637,33 @@ void tst_QVariant::constructFromIncompatibleMetaType()
    QVERIFY(!QVariant(regular).convert(type));
 }
 
+void tst_QVariant::constructFromQtLT65MetaType()
+{
+   auto qsizeIface = QtPrivate::qMetaTypeInterfaceForType<QSize>();
+
+   QtPrivate::QMetaTypeInterface qsize64Iface = {
+       /*revision*/0,
+       8,
+       8,
+       QMetaType::NeedsConstruction | QMetaType::NeedsDestruction,
+       0,
+       qsizeIface->metaObjectFn,
+       "FakeQSize",
+       qsizeIface->defaultCtr,
+       qsizeIface->copyCtr,
+       qsizeIface->moveCtr,
+       /*dtor =*/  nullptr,
+       qsizeIface->equals,
+       qsizeIface->lessThan,
+       qsizeIface->debugStream,
+       qsizeIface->dataStreamOut,
+       qsizeIface->dataStreamIn,
+       /*legacyregop =*/ nullptr
+   };
+   QVariant var{ QMetaType(&qsize64Iface) };
+   QVERIFY(var.isValid());
+}
+
 void tst_QVariant::copyNonDefaultConstructible()
 {
     NonDefaultConstructible ndc(42);