diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp
index 8af38acf51..df6b0a62d6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary.cpp
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ bool qt_debug_component()
 {
     static int debug_env = -1;
     if (debug_env == -1)
-       debug_env = QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(qgetenv)("QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS").toInt();
+       debug_env = QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(qEnvironmentVariableIntValue)("QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS");
 
     return debug_env != 0;
 }