diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp
index 935f761585f..73ac3125e4b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp
@@ -1990,12 +1990,10 @@ QUuid QCborValue::toUuid(const QUuid &defaultValue) const
     return QUuid::fromRfc4122(byteData->asByteArrayView());
 }
 
-QCborArray QCborValue::toArray() const
-{
-    return toArray(QCborArray());
-}
-
 /*!
+    \fn QCborArray QCborValue::toArray() const
+    \fn QCborArray QCborValue::toArray(const QCborArray &defaultValue) const
+
     Returns the array value stored in this QCborValue, if it is of the array
     type. Otherwise, it returns \a defaultValue.
 
@@ -2004,6 +2002,25 @@ QCborArray QCborValue::toArray() const
 
     \sa isArray(), isByteArray(), isMap(), isContainer(), toMap()
  */
+
+/*!
+    \fn QCborArray QCborValueRef::toArray() const
+    \fn QCborArray QCborValueRef::toArray(const QCborArray &defaultValue) const
+    \internal
+
+    Returns the array value stored in this QCborValue, if it is of the array
+    type. Otherwise, it returns \a defaultValue.
+
+    Note that this function performs no conversion from other types to
+    QCborArray.
+
+    \sa isArray(), isByteArray(), isMap(), isContainer(), toMap()
+ */
+QCborArray QCborValue::toArray() const
+{
+    return toArray(QCborArray());
+}
+
 QCborArray QCborValue::toArray(const QCborArray &defaultValue) const
 {
     if (!isArray())
@@ -2015,12 +2032,10 @@ QCborArray QCborValue::toArray(const QCborArray &defaultValue) const
     return dd ? QCborArray(*dd) : defaultValue;
 }
 
-QCborMap QCborValue::toMap() const
-{
-    return toMap(QCborMap());
-}
-
 /*!
+    \fn QCborMap QCborValue::toMap() const
+    \fn QCborMap QCborValue::toMap(const QCborMap &defaultValue) const
+
     Returns the map value stored in this QCborValue, if it is of the map type.
     Otherwise, it returns \a defaultValue.
 
@@ -2029,6 +2044,25 @@ QCborMap QCborValue::toMap() const
 
     \sa isMap(), isArray(), isContainer(), toArray()
  */
+
+/*!
+    \fn QCborMap QCborValueRef::toMap() const
+    \fn QCborMap QCborValueRef::toMap(const QCborMap &defaultValue) const
+    \internal
+
+    Returns the map value stored in this QCborValue, if it is of the map type.
+    Otherwise, it returns \a defaultValue.
+
+    Note that this function performs no conversion from other types to
+    QCborMap.
+
+    \sa isMap(), isArray(), isContainer(), toArray()
+ */
+QCborMap QCborValue::toMap() const
+{
+    return toMap(QCborMap());
+}
+
 QCborMap QCborValue::toMap(const QCborMap &defaultValue) const
 {
     if (!isMap())
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h
index 0aacbbe66ee..5c7f9a3791e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h
@@ -237,16 +237,11 @@ public:
     QRegularExpression toRegularExpression(const QRegularExpression &defaultValue = {}) const;
     QUuid toUuid(const QUuid &defaultValue = {}) const;
 
-#ifdef Q_QDOC
-    QCborArray toArray(const QCborArray &a = {}) const;
-    QCborMap toMap(const QCborMap &m = {}) const;
-#else
     // only forward-declared, need split functions
     QCborArray toArray() const;
     QCborArray toArray(const QCborArray &defaultValue) const;
     QCborMap toMap() const;
     QCborMap toMap(const QCborMap &defaultValue) const;
-#endif
 
     const QCborValue operator[](const QString &key) const;
     const QCborValue operator[](QLatin1String key) const;
@@ -386,16 +381,11 @@ public:
     QUuid toUuid(const QUuid &defaultValue = {}) const
     { return concrete().toUuid(defaultValue); }
 
-#ifdef Q_QDOC
-    QCborArray toArray(const QCborArray &a = {}) const;
-    QCborMap toMap(const QCborMap &m = {}) const;
-#else
     // only forward-declared, need split functions. Implemented in qcbor{array,map}.h
     QCborArray toArray() const;
     QCborArray toArray(const QCborArray &a) const;
     QCborMap toMap() const;
     QCborMap toMap(const QCborMap &m) const;
-#endif
 
     int compare(const QCborValue &other) const
     { return concrete().compare(other); }