diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp
index b872ef2ad69..c9e7ae90a9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void QWindowsOleDropSource::createCursors()
         hotSpotScaleFactor = QHighDpiScaling::factor(platformScreen);
         pixmapScaleFactor = hotSpotScaleFactor / pixmap.devicePixelRatio();
     }
-    QPixmap scaledPixmap = qFuzzyCompare(pixmapScaleFactor, 1.0)
+    QPixmap scaledPixmap = (hasPixmap && qFuzzyCompare(pixmapScaleFactor, 1.0))
         ? pixmap
         :  pixmap.scaled((QSizeF(pixmap.size()) * pixmapScaleFactor).toSize(),
                          Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);