diff --git a/src/client/textinput_v0.cpp b/src/client/textinput_v0.cpp
--- a/src/client/textinput_v0.cpp
+++ b/src/client/textinput_v0.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@
     bool isValid() override;
     void setupV0(wl_text_input_manager *ti) override;
     TextInput *createTextInput(Seat *seat, QObject *parent = nullptr) override;
+    using TextInputManager::Private::operator zwp_text_input_manager_v2*;     //overriding only one overload results in a compiler warning. This tells GCC we're doing it deliberately
     operator wl_text_input_manager*() override {
         return textinputmanagerunstablev0;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/textinput_v2.cpp b/src/client/textinput_v2.cpp
--- a/src/client/textinput_v2.cpp
+++ b/src/client/textinput_v2.cpp
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@
     bool isValid() override;
     void setupV2(zwp_text_input_manager_v2 *ti) override;
     TextInput *createTextInput(Seat *seat, QObject *parent = nullptr) override;
+    using TextInputManager::Private::operator wl_text_input_manager*;
     operator zwp_text_input_manager_v2*() override {
         return textinputmanagerunstablev2;
     }