diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguivariant/test/tst_qguivariant.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguivariant/test/tst_qguivariant.cpp
index 42570751fcb..7512829e096 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguivariant/test/tst_qguivariant.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguivariant/test/tst_qguivariant.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void tst_QGuiVariant::writeToReadFromOldDataStream()
         dataFileStream.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_9);
         QVariant readVariant;
         dataFileStream >> readVariant;
-        QVERIFY(readVariant.type() == QMetaType::QPolygonF);
+        QVERIFY(readVariant.userType() == QMetaType::QPolygonF);
         QCOMPARE(testVariant, readVariant);
         file.close();
     }