diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp b/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp
index 61f20e0c65..ae433ff651 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp
@@ -1115,8 +1115,10 @@ bool QImageReader::autoTransform() const
     case QImageReaderPrivate::DoNotApplyTransform:
         return false;
     case QImageReaderPrivate::UsePluginDefault:
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
         if (d->initHandler())
             return d->handler->supportsOption(QImageIOHandler::TransformedByDefault);
+#endif
         Q_FALLTHROUGH();
     default:
         break;