diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
index 5f42bc00cb3..78996db8115 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ static const struct { const char * typeName; int typeNameLength; int type; } typ
     {nullptr, 0, QMetaType::UnknownType}
 };
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor): this is not a base class
 static const struct : QMetaTypeModuleHelper
 {
     template<typename T, typename LiteralWrapper =
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp
index 4fdc744029a..1b60c7c9d6c 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace {
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor): this is not a base class
 static const struct : QMetaTypeModuleHelper
 {
 #define QT_IMPL_METATYPEINTERFACE_GUI_TYPES(MetaTypeName, MetaTypeId, RealName) \
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetsvariant.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetsvariant.cpp
index f5d511abd2b..459f95c0fb8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetsvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetsvariant.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace {
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor): this is not a base class
 static const struct : QMetaTypeModuleHelper
 {
     const QtPrivate::QMetaTypeInterface *interfaceForType(int type) const override {