diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/generalhelper.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/generalhelper.cpp
index d5acb9f582c..02e6f2df594 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/generalhelper.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/generalhelper.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ void GeneralHelper::storeToolState(const QString &sceneId, const QString &tool,
             handlePendingToolStateUpdate();
         QVariant theState;
         // Convert JS arrays to QVariantLists for easier handling down the line
-        if (state.metaType().id() != QMetaType::QString && state.canConvert(QMetaType::QVariantList))
+        // metaType().id() which only exist in Qt6 is the same as userType()
+        if (state.userType() != QMetaType::QString && state.canConvert(QMetaType::QVariantList))
             theState = state.value<QVariantList>();
         else
             theState = state;