diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
index 9b749f432c..316e92123e 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ QFont &QFont::operator=(const QFont &font)
 */
 QString QFont::family() const
 {
-    return d->request.families.isEmpty() ? QString() : d->request.families.first();
+    return d->request.families.isEmpty() ? QString() : d->request.families.constFirst();
 }
 
 /*!