diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant_p.h
index 4a7df1ad8d..337e1406ec 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant_p.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct QVariantIntegrator
 {
     static const bool CanUseInternalSpace = sizeof(T) <= sizeof(QVariant::Private::Data)
                                             && ((QTypeInfoQuery<T>::isRelocatable) || Q_IS_ENUM(T));
+    typedef QtPrivate::integral_constant<bool, CanUseInternalSpace> CanUseInternalSpace_t;
 };
 Q_STATIC_ASSERT(QVariantIntegrator<double>::CanUseInternalSpace);
 Q_STATIC_ASSERT(QVariantIntegrator<long int>::CanUseInternalSpace);
@@ -110,31 +111,49 @@ private:
     T m_t;
 };
 
-// constructs a new variant if copy is 0, otherwise copy-constructs
 template <class T>
-inline void v_construct(QVariant::Private *x, const void *copy, T * = 0)
+inline void v_construct_helper(QVariant::Private *x, const T &t, QtPrivate::true_type)
 {
-    if (!QVariantIntegrator<T>::CanUseInternalSpace) {
-        x->data.shared = copy ? new QVariantPrivateSharedEx<T>(*static_cast<const T *>(copy))
-                              : new QVariantPrivateSharedEx<T>;
-    } else {
-        if (copy)
-            new (&x->data.ptr) T(*static_cast<const T *>(copy));
-        else
-            new (&x->data.ptr) T();
-    }
-    x->is_shared = !QVariantIntegrator<T>::CanUseInternalSpace;
+    new (&x->data) T(t);
+    x->is_shared = false;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline void v_construct_helper(QVariant::Private *x, const T &t, QtPrivate::false_type)
+{
+    x->data.shared = new QVariantPrivateSharedEx<T>(t);
+    x->is_shared = true;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline void v_construct_helper(QVariant::Private *x, QtPrivate::true_type)
+{
+    new (&x->data) T();
+    x->is_shared = false;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline void v_construct_helper(QVariant::Private *x, QtPrivate::false_type)
+{
+    x->data.shared = new QVariantPrivateSharedEx<T>;
+    x->is_shared = true;
 }
 
 template <class T>
 inline void v_construct(QVariant::Private *x, const T &t)
 {
-    if (!QVariantIntegrator<T>::CanUseInternalSpace) {
-        x->data.shared = new QVariantPrivateSharedEx<T>(t);
-    } else {
-        new (&x->data.ptr) T(t);
-    }
-    x->is_shared = !QVariantIntegrator<T>::CanUseInternalSpace;
+    // dispatch
+    v_construct_helper(x, t, typename QVariantIntegrator<T>::CanUseInternalSpace_t());
+}
+
+// constructs a new variant if copy is 0, otherwise copy-constructs
+template <class T>
+inline void v_construct(QVariant::Private *x, const void *copy, T * = 0)
+{
+    if (copy)
+        v_construct<T>(x, *static_cast<const T *>(copy));
+    else
+        v_construct_helper<T>(x, typename QVariantIntegrator<T>::CanUseInternalSpace_t());
 }
 
 // deletes the internal structures