diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp b/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
index f3f38a68acf1..b543d4d1bc43 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
@@ -691,7 +691,11 @@ QgsRectangle QgsMapCanvas::imageRect( const QImage &img, const QgsMapSettings &m
   const QgsMapToPixel &m2p = mapSettings.mapToPixel();
   QgsPointXY topLeft = m2p.toMapCoordinates( 0, 0 );
   Q_ASSERT( img.devicePixelRatio() == mapSettings.devicePixelRatio() );
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050600
   double res = m2p.mapUnitsPerPixel() / img.devicePixelRatioF();
+#else
+  double res = m2p.mapUnitsPerPixel() / img.devicePixelRatio();
+#endif
   QgsRectangle rect( topLeft.x(), topLeft.y(), topLeft.x() + img.width()*res, topLeft.y() - img.height()*res );
   return rect;
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.cpp b/src/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.cpp
index 0269cd3728ba..e47315498489 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.cpp
@@ -65,11 +65,20 @@ void QgsMapCanvasMap::paint( QPainter *painter )
   int h = std::round( mItemSize.height() ) - 2;
 
   bool scale = false;
-  if ( mImage.size() != QSize( w, h )*mImage.devicePixelRatioF() )
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050600
+  if ( mImage.size() != QSize( w, h ) * mImage.devicePixelRatioF() )
+#else
+  if ( mImage.size() != QSize( w, h ) * mImage.devicePixelRatio() )
+#endif
   {
     QgsDebugMsg( QStringLiteral( "map paint DIFFERENT SIZE: img %1,%2  item %3,%4" )
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050600
                  .arg( mImage.width() / mImage.devicePixelRatioF() )
                  .arg( mImage.height() / mImage.devicePixelRatioF() )
+#else
+                 .arg( mImage.width() / mImage.devicePixelRatio() )
+                 .arg( mImage.height() / mImage.devicePixelRatio() )
+#endif
                  .arg( w ).arg( h ) );
     // This happens on zoom events when ::paint is called before
     // the renderer has completed