diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 3bbe72822d..18747ab56b 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::updateEntityScriptStatus(const EntityItemID& entityID, const
 }
 
 QVariant ScriptEngine::cloneEntityScriptDetails(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
-    static const QVariant NULL_VARIANT { qVariantFromValue((QObject*)nullptr) };
+    static const QVariant NULL_VARIANT = QVariant::fromValue(nullptr);
     QVariantMap map;
     if (entityID.isNull()) {
         // TODO: find better way to report JS Error across thread/process boundaries