diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
index a316fe5161..1b9f0ef27c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
@@ -4789,7 +4789,7 @@ void GuiView::resetDialogs()
 
 void GuiView::flatGroupBoxes(const QObject * widget, bool flag)
 {
-	for (const QObject * child: qAsConst(widget->children())) {
+	for (QObject * child: widget->children()) {
 		if (child->inherits("QGroupBox")) {
 			QGroupBox * box = (QGroupBox*) child;
 			box->setFlat(flag);
@@ -4815,9 +4815,11 @@ Dialog * GuiView::findOrBuild(string const & name, bool hide_it)
 
 	Dialog * dialog = build(name);
 	d.dialogs_[name].reset(dialog);
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0))
 	// Force a uniform style for group boxes
 	// On Mac non-flat works better, on Linux flat is standard
 	flatGroupBoxes(dialog->asQWidget(), guiApp->platformName() != "cocoa");
+#endif
 	if (lyxrc.allow_geometry_session)
 		dialog->restoreSession();
 	if (hide_it)