diff --git a/src/xwl/xwayland.cpp b/src/xwl/xwayland.cpp
index b2edc1a981..93245ac70f 100644
--- a/src/xwl/xwayland.cpp
+++ b/src/xwl/xwayland.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,11 @@ void Xwayland::dispatchEvents()
     }
 
     while (xcb_generic_event_t *event = xcb_poll_for_event(connection)) {
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
         long result = 0;
+#else
+        qintptr result = 0;
+#endif
         QAbstractEventDispatcher *dispatcher = QCoreApplication::eventDispatcher();
         dispatcher->filterNativeEvent(QByteArrayLiteral("xcb_generic_event_t"), event, &result);
         free(event);