diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h
index 31d1cfe7843..f9deae136dc 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling_p.h
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ public:
 };
 
 namespace QHighDpi {
+    template <typename T> inline
+    T scale(const T &value, ...) { return value; }
+
     template <typename T> inline
     T toNative(const T &value, ...) { return value; }
     template <typename T> inline