diff --git a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
index aab5e2c7f05..8846fc3643e 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
@@ -991,13 +991,16 @@ void QPrintDialog::accept()
 {
     Q_D(QPrintDialog);
 #if QT_CONFIG(cups) && QT_CONFIG(messagebox)
-    if (d->options.pagesRadioButton->isChecked() && printer()->pageRanges().isEmpty()) {
-        QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Invalid Pages Definition"),
-                              tr("%1 does not follow the correct syntax. Please use ',' to separate "
-                              "ranges and pages, '-' to define ranges and make sure ranges do "
-                              "not intersect with each other.").arg(d->options.pagesLineEdit->text()),
-                              QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::Ok);
-        return;
+    if (d->options.pagesRadioButton->isChecked()) {
+        const QString rangesText = d->options.pagesLineEdit->text();
+        if (rangesText.isEmpty() || QPageRanges::fromString(rangesText).isEmpty()) {
+            QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Invalid Pages Definition"),
+                                  tr("%1 does not follow the correct syntax. Please use ',' to separate "
+                                     "ranges and pages, '-' to define ranges and make sure ranges do "
+                                     "not intersect with each other.").arg(rangesText),
+                                  QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::Ok);
+            return;
+        }
     }
     if (d->top->d->m_duplexPpdOption && d->top->d->m_duplexPpdOption->conflicted) {
         const QMessageBox::StandardButton answer = QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Duplex Settings Conflicts"),