diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index c2faca4220..4d1aa911f7 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -1479,7 +1479,8 @@ static void customClear(QVariant::Private *d)
         QMetaType::destruct(d->type, &d->data.ptr);
     } else {
         QMetaType::destruct(d->type, d->data.shared->ptr);
-        delete d->data.shared;
+        d->data.shared->~PrivateShared();
+        operator delete(d->data.shared);
     }
 }