diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
index b26ab2c903..90e4faaf50 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ QFileSystemEntry QFileSystemEngine::absoluteName(const QFileSystemEntry &entry)
 //static
 QByteArray QFileSystemEngine::id(const QFileSystemEntry &entry)
 {
-    struct stat statResult;
-    if (stat(entry.nativeFilePath().constData(), &statResult)) {
+    QT_STATBUF statResult;
+    if (QT_STAT(entry.nativeFilePath().constData(), &statResult)) {
         qErrnoWarning("stat() failed for '%s'", entry.nativeFilePath().constData());
         return QByteArray();
     }