diff --git a/qt_helpers.hpp b/qt_helpers.hpp
index 04e082e66..bdb7cc935 100644
--- a/qt_helpers.hpp
+++ b/qt_helpers.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 
   static QVariant asQVariant(T * ptr)
   {
-    return qVariantFromValue (reinterpret_cast<void *> (ptr));
+    return QVariant::fromValue (reinterpret_cast<void *> (ptr));
   }
 };