diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer.cpp
index 2297e8a16d6..5d0a8d472f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ QStringList QWaylandMimeData::formats_sys() const
     return m_types;
 }
 
-QVariant QWaylandMimeData::retrieveData_sys(const QString &mimeType, QVariant::Type type) const
+QVariant QWaylandMimeData::retrieveData_sys(const QString &mimeType, QMetaType type) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(type);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer_p.h
index 9cf1483ca6d..50c05732bd4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddataoffer_p.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     bool hasFormat_sys(const QString &mimeType) const override;
     QStringList formats_sys() const override;
-    QVariant retrieveData_sys(const QString &mimeType, QVariant::Type type) const override;
+    QVariant retrieveData_sys(const QString &mimeType, QMetaType type) const override;
 
 private:
     int readData(int fd, QByteArray &data) const;