diff --git a/examples/widgets/gallery/main.cpp b/examples/widgets/gallery/main.cpp
index 2677b3708cf..95fffbdd3c1 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/gallery/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/gallery/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    app.styleHints()->setColorScheme(Qt::ColorScheme::Dark);
     WidgetGallery gallery;
     gallery.show();
     return QCoreApplication::exec();
diff --git a/examples/widgets/gallery/widgetgallery.cpp b/examples/widgets/gallery/widgetgallery.cpp
index d38dcbd5e82..92c878fcb6e 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/gallery/widgetgallery.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/gallery/widgetgallery.cpp
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ WidgetGallery::WidgetGallery(QWidget *parent)
     colorSchemeComboBox->addItem(tr("Auto"));
     colorSchemeComboBox->addItem(tr("Light"));
     colorSchemeComboBox->addItem(tr("Dark"));
-    // override the color scheme to dark
-    qApp->styleHints()->setColorScheme(Qt::ColorScheme::Dark);
-    colorSchemeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(2);
+    colorSchemeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(static_cast<int>(qApp->styleHints()->colorScheme()));
 
     auto colorSchemeLabel = createWidget1<QLabel>(tr("&Color Scheme:"), "colorSchemeLabel");
     colorSchemeLabel->setBuddy(colorSchemeComboBox);