diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
index 2d97cf5a6a..bdbd0dd8ef 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@ protected:
 #ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
     friend Q_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug, const QVariant &);
 #endif
-#ifndef Q_NO_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
+// ### Qt6: FIXME: Remove the special Q_CC_MSVC handling, it was introduced to maintain BC for QTBUG-41810 .
+#if !defined(Q_NO_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS) && !defined(Q_CC_MSVC)
     template<typename T>
     friend inline T qvariant_cast(const QVariant &);
     template<typename T> friend struct QtPrivate::QVariantValueHelper;