diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go b/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go
index 1b47f969..c39ff30b 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go
@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ func AllowSignal(mm CppMethod) bool {
 	}
 }
 
+func AllowInheritedParent(className string) bool {
+	// QItemSelection extends a QList<>, but we omit that from the inheritance hierarchy
+	if strings.HasPrefix(className, `QList<`) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 func AllowVirtual(mm CppMethod) bool {
 
 	if mm.MethodName == "metaObject" || mm.MethodName == "qt_metacast" {
diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go b/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go
index 9cced1ec..79543a20 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go
@@ -532,9 +532,8 @@ func (c *CppClass) DirectInheritClassInfo() []lookupResultClass {
 	for _, inh := range c.DirectInherits {
 		cinfo, ok := KnownClassnames[inh]
 		if !ok {
-			if strings.HasPrefix(inh, `QList<`) {
+			if !AllowInheritedParent(inh) {
 				// OK, allow this one to slip through
-				// e.g. QItemSelection extends a QList<>
 				continue
 			} else {
 				panic("Class " + c.ClassName + " inherits from unknown class " + inh)