diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
index ba07259e77..5894b869da 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
@@ -958,8 +958,9 @@ inline int QString::toWCharArray(wchar_t *array) const
     if (sizeof(wchar_t) == sizeof(QChar)) {
         memcpy(array, d->data(), sizeof(QChar) * size());
         return size();
+    } else {
+        return toUcs4_helper(d->data(), size(), reinterpret_cast<uint *>(array));
     }
-    return toUcs4_helper(d->data(), size(), reinterpret_cast<uint *>(array));
 }
 
 QT_WARNING_POP