diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
index 6253766fd50..15a65f22030 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static void updateSystemPrivate()
     sys_locale->query(QSystemLocale::LocaleChanged);
 
     // Populate global with fallback as basis:
-    globalLocaleData = *sys_locale->fallbackUiLocaleData();
+    globalLocaleData = locale_data[sys_locale->fallbackUiLocaleIndex()];
 
     QVariant res = sys_locale->query(QSystemLocale::LanguageId);
     if (!res.isNull()) {
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
index 96b4c4c4a06..6367bb1fda5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public:
     virtual QVariant query(QueryType type, QVariant in = QVariant()) const;
     virtual QLocale fallbackUiLocale() const;
 
-    inline const QLocaleData *fallbackUiLocaleData() const;
+    inline uint fallbackUiLocaleIndex() const;
 private:
     QSystemLocale(bool);
     friend class QSystemLocaleSingleton;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_SYSTEMLOCALE
-const QLocaleData *QSystemLocale::fallbackUiLocaleData() const { return fallbackUiLocale().d->m_data; }
+uint QSystemLocale::fallbackUiLocaleIndex() const { return fallbackUiLocale().d->m_index; }
 #endif
 
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