diff --git a/backends/fake/parser.cpp b/backends/fake/parser.cpp
--- a/backends/fake/parser.cpp
+++ b/backends/fake/parser.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             if (value.canConvert(property.type())) {
                 value.convert(property.type());
                 object->setProperty(iter.key().toLatin1().constData(), value);
-            } else if (QString(QLatin1String("QVariant")).compare(QLatin1String(property.typeName())) == 0) {
+            } else if (QLatin1String("QVariant") == QLatin1String(property.typeName())) {
                 object->setProperty(iter.key().toLatin1().constData(), value);
             }
         }