diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttp2protocolhandler.cpp b/src/network/access/qhttp2protocolhandler.cpp
index 145d7046b7..23724cc0f0 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttp2protocolhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttp2protocolhandler.cpp
@@ -309,8 +309,7 @@ bool QHttp2ProtocolHandler::sendRequest()
     auto &requests = m_channel->h2RequestsToSend;
     for (auto it = requests.begin(), endIt = requests.end(); it != endIt;) {
         const auto &pair = *it;
-        const QString scheme(pair.first.url().scheme());
-        if (scheme == "preconnect-http"_L1 || scheme == "preconnect-https"_L1) {
+        if (pair.first.isPreConnect()) {
             m_connection->preConnectFinished();
             emit pair.second->finished();
             it = requests.erase(it);
diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp b/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp
index b2576a85e6..19dfc9b164 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ bool QHttpProtocolHandler::sendRequest()
             // _q_connected or _q_encrypted
             return false;
         }
-        QString scheme = m_channel->request.url().scheme();
-        if (scheme == "preconnect-http"_L1 || scheme == "preconnect-https"_L1) {
+        if (m_channel->request.isPreConnect()) {
             m_channel->state = QHttpNetworkConnectionChannel::IdleState;
             m_reply->d_func()->state = QHttpNetworkReplyPrivate::AllDoneState;
             m_channel->allDone();