diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
index 418b8dd8210..68ab515623a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
@@ -2997,9 +2997,11 @@ void tst_QVariant::compareNumerics_data() const
                         QString::number(v.toULongLong()) :
                         QString::number(v.toLongLong());
         switch (v.typeId()) {
-        case QMetaType::Char:
         case QMetaType::Char16:
+            return QString::number(qvariant_cast<char16_t>(v));
         case QMetaType::Char32:
+            return QString::number(qvariant_cast<char32_t>(v));
+        case QMetaType::Char:
         case QMetaType::UChar:
             return QString::number(v.toUInt());
         case QMetaType::SChar: