diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index 3c15287d12..66be7a45c5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -3872,19 +3872,12 @@ bool QVariant::equals(const QVariant &v) const
 }
 
 /*!
+    \fn const void *QVariant::constData() const
+    \fn const void* QVariant::data() const
     \internal
  */
 
-const void *QVariant::constData() const
-{
-    return d.is_shared ? d.data.shared->data() : reinterpret_cast<const void *>(&d.data);
-}
 
-/*!
-    \fn const void* QVariant::data() const
-
-    \internal
-*/
 
 /*!
     \internal
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
index 0664caba45..50cd729944 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QVariant
     static Type nameToType(const char *name);
 
     void *data();
-    const void *constData() const;
+    const void *constData() const
+    { return d.is_shared ? d.data.shared->data() : &d.data.ptr; }
     inline const void *data() const { return constData(); }
 
     template<typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<T>, QVariant>>>