diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation.cpp
index 82dee811d28..56ffe15cbf0 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation.cpp
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ bool QNetworkInformation::supports(Features features) const
 bool QNetworkInformation::load(QStringView backend)
 {
     auto loadedBackend = QNetworkInformationPrivate::create(backend);
-    return loadedBackend && loadedBackend->backendName() == backend;
+    return loadedBackend && loadedBackend->backendName().compare(backend, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0;
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation/tst_qnetworkinformation.cpp b/tests/auto/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation/tst_qnetworkinformation.cpp
index 92dba1e7c1c..2795def73df 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation/tst_qnetworkinformation.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/kernel/qnetworkinformation/tst_qnetworkinformation.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void tst_QNetworkInformation::initTestCase()
     QVERIFY(backends.contains(u"mock"));
     QVERIFY(QNetworkInformation::load(u"mock"));
     QVERIFY(QNetworkInformation::load(u"mock"));
+    QVERIFY(QNetworkInformation::load(u"mOcK"));
     QVERIFY(!QNetworkInformation::load(u"mocks"));
 }