diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp
index 8d6bb62594..2f759158ee 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qhighdpiscaling.cpp
@@ -555,9 +555,8 @@ void QHighDpiScaling::setScreenFactor(QScreen *screen, qreal factor)
     else
         QHighDpiScaling::m_namedScreenScaleFactors.insert(name, factor);
 
-    // hack to force re-evaluation of screen geometry
     if (screen->handle())
-        screen->d_func()->setPlatformScreen(screen->handle()); // updates geometries based on scale factor
+        screen->d_func()->updateLogicalDpi();
 }
 
 QPoint QHighDpiScaling::mapPositionToNative(const QPoint &pos, const QPlatformScreen *platformScreen)
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformscreen.h b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformscreen.h
index ca828171ff..1d8e103606 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformscreen.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformscreen.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ protected:
     QScopedPointer<QPlatformScreenPrivate> d_ptr;
 
 private:
-    friend class QScreenPrivate;
+    friend QScreen;
 };
 
 // Qt doesn't currently support running with no platform screen
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp
index fd0e2ba2f7..ac33185900 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,26 @@ QScreen::QScreen(QPlatformScreen *screen)
     : QObject(*new QScreenPrivate(), nullptr)
 {
     Q_D(QScreen);
-    d->setPlatformScreen(screen);
+    d->platformScreen = screen;
+    d->platformScreen->d_func()->screen = this;
+    d->orientation = d->platformScreen->orientation();
+
+    d->logicalDpi = QPlatformScreen::overrideDpi(d->platformScreen->logicalDpi());
+
+    d->refreshRate = d->platformScreen->refreshRate();
+    // safeguard ourselves against buggy platform behavior...
+    if (d->refreshRate < 1.0)
+        d->refreshRate = 60.0;
+
+    d->updateHighDpi();
+    d->updatePrimaryOrientation(); // derived from the geometry
+}
+
+void QScreenPrivate::updateLogicalDpi()
+{
+    Q_Q(QScreen);
+    logicalDpi = QPlatformScreen::overrideDpi(q->handle()->logicalDpi());
+    updateGeometriesWithSignals(); // updates geometries based on scale factor
 }
 
 void QScreenPrivate::updateGeometriesWithSignals()
@@ -71,25 +90,6 @@ void QScreenPrivate::emitGeometryChangeSignals(bool geometryChanged, bool availa
         emit q->physicalDotsPerInchChanged(q->physicalDotsPerInch());
 }
 
-void QScreenPrivate::setPlatformScreen(QPlatformScreen *screen)
-{
-    Q_Q(QScreen);
-    platformScreen = screen;
-    platformScreen->d_func()->screen = q;
-    orientation = platformScreen->orientation();
-
-    logicalDpi = QPlatformScreen::overrideDpi(platformScreen->logicalDpi());
-
-    refreshRate = platformScreen->refreshRate();
-    // safeguard ourselves against buggy platform behavior...
-    if (refreshRate < 1.0)
-        refreshRate = 60.0;
-
-    updateHighDpi();
-    updatePrimaryOrientation(); // derived from the geometry
-}
-
-
 /*!
     Destroys the screen.
  */
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qscreen_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qscreen_p.h
index 1ba0c7c442..9d7ab504b2 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qscreen_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qscreen_p.h
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ class QScreenPrivate : public QObjectPrivate
 {
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(QScreen)
 public:
-    void setPlatformScreen(QPlatformScreen *screen);
     void updateHighDpi()
     {
         geometry = platformScreen->deviceIndependentGeometry();
         availableGeometry = QHighDpi::fromNative(platformScreen->availableGeometry(), QHighDpiScaling::factor(platformScreen), geometry.topLeft());
     }
+    void updateLogicalDpi();
 
     void updatePrimaryOrientation();
     void updateGeometriesWithSignals();