diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h
index ac9bd2d77eb..9777b1a0a0d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] QWeakPointer<T> toWeakRef() const;
 
     template <typename... Args>
-    static QSharedPointer create(Args && ...arguments)
+    [[nodiscard]] static QSharedPointer create(Args && ...arguments)
     {
         typedef QtSharedPointer::ExternalRefCountWithContiguousData<T> Private;
 # ifdef QT_SHAREDPOINTER_TRACK_POINTERS