diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp
index bb517e3a53c..243ad4fdfa4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ qsizetype QtPrivate::count(QByteArrayView haystack, QByteArrayView needle) noexc
 
 qsizetype QByteArray::count(char ch) const
 {
-    return static_cast<int>(countCharHelper(*this, ch));
+    return countCharHelper(*this, ch);
 }
 
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 4)