diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
index 9ee7a1ef3f..8b400e7285 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
@@ -651,10 +651,12 @@ public:
 
     T value() const
     {
-        T result;
-        if (iface)
+        if (iface) {
+            T result;
             iface->getter(data, &result);
-        return result;
+            return result;
+        }
+        return T{};
     }
 
     void setValue(const T &value)