diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
index e3593c3affe..e1bb66a221f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static QString macZeroDigit()
 static QString macFormatCurrency(const QSystemLocale::CurrencyToStringArgument &arg)
 {
     QCFType<CFNumberRef> value;
-    switch (arg.value.type()) {
+    switch (arg.value.metaType().id()) {
     case QMetaType::Int:
     case QMetaType::UInt: {
         int v = arg.value.toInt();