diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp
index a0e1b48dcb6..3d518409a9e 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ QScreen *QHighDpiScaling::screenForPosition(QHighDpiScaling::Point position, QSc
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-QVector<QHighDpiScaling::ScreenFactor> QHighDpiScaling::parseScreenScaleFactorsSpec(const QStringView &screenScaleFactors)
+QList<QHighDpiScaling::ScreenFactor> QHighDpiScaling::parseScreenScaleFactorsSpec(QStringView screenScaleFactors)
 {
     QVector<QHighDpiScaling::ScreenFactor> screenFactors;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h
index f2b798bdf1e..4a2f4b7a1a3 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ private:
     static QDpi effectiveLogicalDpi(const QPlatformScreen *screen, qreal rawFactor, qreal roundedFactor);
     static qreal screenSubfactor(const QPlatformScreen *screen);
     static QScreen *screenForPosition(Point position, QScreen *guess);
-    static QVector<QHighDpiScaling::ScreenFactor> parseScreenScaleFactorsSpec(const QStringView &screenScaleFactors);
+    static QList<QHighDpiScaling::ScreenFactor> parseScreenScaleFactorsSpec(QStringView screenScaleFactors);
 
     static qreal m_factor;
     static bool m_active;