diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
index cd9b6ad6c6..67bcacd751 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ public:
 
     static constexpr QMetaTypeInterface::DtorFn getDtor()
     {
-        if constexpr (std::is_destructible_v<S>)
+        if constexpr (std::is_destructible_v<S> && !std::is_trivially_destructible_v<S>)
             return [](const QMetaTypeInterface *, void *addr) {
                 reinterpret_cast<S *>(addr)->~S();
             };
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index c2ae5fb1dc..036ee42e05 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,15 @@ static void customConstruct(QVariant::Private *d, const void *copy)
 
 static void customClear(QVariant::Private *d)
 {
+    auto iface = reinterpret_cast<QtPrivate::QMetaTypeInterface *>(d->packedType << 2);
+    if (!iface)
+        return;
     if (!d->is_shared) {
-        d->type().destruct(&d->data);
+        if (iface->dtor)
+            iface->dtor(iface, &d->data);
     } else {
-        d->type().destruct(d->data.shared->data());
+        if (iface->dtor)
+            iface->dtor(iface, d->data.shared->data());
         QVariant::PrivateShared::free(d->data.shared);
     }
 }