diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
index 356a675517a..9fc0659cf2c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ QMetaTypeComparatorRegistry;
 typedef QMetaTypeFunctionRegistry<QtPrivate::AbstractDebugStreamFunction,int>
 QMetaTypeDebugStreamRegistry;
 
-Q_STATIC_ASSERT(std::is_pod<QMetaTypeInterface>::value);
+Q_STATIC_ASSERT(std::is_trivial<QMetaTypeInterface>::value);
+Q_STATIC_ASSERT(std::is_standard_layout<QMetaTypeInterface>::value);
 
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QCustomTypeInfo, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QVector<QCustomTypeInfo>, customTypes)
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue_p.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue_p.h
index 48818e4c63d..a74ac2ba10e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue_p.h
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ struct ByteData
     QStringView asStringView() const{ return QStringView(utf16(), len / 2); }
     QString asQStringRaw() const    { return QString::fromRawData(utf16(), len / 2); }
 };
-Q_STATIC_ASSERT(std::is_pod<ByteData>::value);
+Q_STATIC_ASSERT(std::is_trivial<ByteData>::value);
+Q_STATIC_ASSERT(std::is_standard_layout<ByteData>::value);
 } // namespace QtCbor
 
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QtCbor::Element, Q_PRIMITIVE_TYPE);