diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
index 9dd9c7eee43..2876162d737 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static inline int typeFromTypeInfo(const QMetaObject *mo, uint typeInfo)
 {
     if (!(typeInfo & IsUnresolvedType))
         return typeInfo;
-    return QMetaType::fromName(stringDataView(mo, typeInfo & TypeNameIndexMask)).id();
+    return qMetaTypeTypeInternal(stringDataView(mo, typeInfo & TypeNameIndexMask));
 }
 
 static auto parse_scope(QByteArrayView qualifiedKey) noexcept