diff --git a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
index 35830f1ca41..17cc9053002 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
@@ -2,19 +2,27 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
 
 #include "guiutils.h"
+#include "hostosinfo.h"
 
 #include <QEvent>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 namespace Utils {
 
 namespace Internal {
 
+static bool isWheelModifier()
+{
+    return QGuiApplication::keyboardModifiers()
+           == (HostOsInfo::isMacHost() ? Qt::MetaModifier : Qt::ControlModifier);
+}
+
 class WheelEventFilter : public QObject
 {
 public:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override {
-        if (event->type() == QEvent::Wheel) {
+        if (event->type() == QEvent::Wheel && !isWheelModifier()) {
             QWidget *widget = qobject_cast<QWidget *>(watched);
             if (widget && widget->focusPolicy() != Qt::WheelFocus && !widget->hasFocus()) {
                 QObject *parent = widget->parentWidget();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
index 8a2e0b43584..4aa3c6464d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
@@ -436,12 +436,6 @@ int ManhattanStyle::styleHint(StyleHint hint, const QStyleOption *option, const
         if (widget && widget->inherits("QTreeView"))
             ret = 0;
         break;
-    case QStyle::SH_ComboBox_AllowWheelScrolling:
-        // Turn this on only when simultaneously pressing Ctrl, to prevent accidental current
-        // index change, e.g. on a scroll view
-        ret = QGuiApplication::keyboardModifiers()
-              == (HostOsInfo::isMacHost() ? Qt::MetaModifier : Qt::ControlModifier);
-        break;
     case QStyle::SH_Slider_AbsoluteSetButtons:
         // Make QSlider jump on left mouse click
         ret = Qt::LeftButton | Qt::MiddleButton | Qt::RightButton;