diff --git a/interfaces/khexedit/byteseditinterface.h b/interfaces/khexedit/byteseditinterface.h
index 57d1dd6f3..a9a8d4eca 100644
--- a/interfaces/khexedit/byteseditinterface.h
+++ b/interfaces/khexedit/byteseditinterface.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ inline BytesEditInterface *bytesEditInterface( T *t )
   if( !t )
     return 0;
 
-  return ::tqqt_cast<KHE::BytesEditInterface*>( t );
+  return static_cast<KHE::BytesEditInterface*>( t->qt_cast("KHE::BytesEditInterface") );
 }
 
 /** tries to create an instance of a hexedit widget for arrays of chars (char[])