diff --git a/src/utils/qt-cxx20-compat.h b/src/utils/qt-cxx20-compat.h
index 4871f19f1..a11b90e3c 100644
--- a/src/utils/qt-cxx20-compat.h
+++ b/src/utils/qt-cxx20-compat.h
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 /* -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset:4 -*-
     utils/qt-cxx20-compat.h
 
     This file is part of Kleopatra, the KDE keymanager
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 g10 Code GmbH
     SPDX-FileContributor: Ingo Klöcker <dev@ingo-kloecker.de>
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 
 #pragma once
 
 #include <Qt>
-
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
 // define some bitwise operators to avoid warning that bitwise operation between
 // different enumeration types is deprecated
 inline int operator|(Qt::Modifier modifier, Qt::Key key)
 {
     return static_cast<int>(modifier) | static_cast<int>(key);
 }
+#endif