diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
index 862a4302f3..1849331b79 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
@@ -2368,8 +2368,8 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, QStyle::State state)
     return operator<< <QStyle::StateFlag>(debug, state);
 #    else
     Q_UNUSED(state);
-#    endif
     return debug;
+#    endif
 }
 #  endif // !QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
 #endif // QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6,0,0)