diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp
index 6d648f1126..8e218894d2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void QLineEdit::setPlaceholderText(const QString& placeholderText)
     Q_D(QLineEdit);
     if (d->placeholderText != placeholderText) {
         d->placeholderText = placeholderText;
-        if (!hasFocus())
+        if (d->control->text().isEmpty())
             update();
     }
 }