diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
index a8f5b39638..e46ef55324 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ void QWidgetPrivate::create_sys(WId window, bool initializeWindow, bool destroyO
     if (q->testAttribute(Qt::WA_ShowWithoutActivating))
         win->setProperty("_q_showWithoutActivating", QVariant(true));
     if (q->testAttribute(Qt::WA_MacAlwaysShowToolWindow))
-        win->setProperty("_q_macAlwaysShowToolWindow", QVariant::fromValue(QVariant(true)));
+        win->setProperty("_q_macAlwaysShowToolWindow", QVariant(true));
     setNetWmWindowTypes(true); // do nothing if none of WA_X11NetWmWindowType* is set
     win->setFlags(data.window_flags);
     fixPosIncludesFrame();