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diff --git a/platform/qt/src/utf.cpp b/platform/qt/src/utf.cpp
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+#include <mbgl/util/utf.hpp>
+
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace util {
+
+std::u16string utf8_to_utf16::convert(std::string const& utf8) {
+    auto utf16 = QString::fromUtf8(utf8.data(), utf8.length());
+
+    // Newers Qt have QString::toStdU16String(), but this is how it is
+    // implemented. Do it here to keep compatibility with older versions.
+    return std::u16string(reinterpret_cast<const char16_t*>(utf16.utf16()), utf16.length());
+}
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace mbgl