diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index e2dc919e26f..6467ba19848 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ constexpr inline QTypeTraits::Promoted<T, U> qBound(const U &min, const T &val,
 #  ifdef __OBJC__
 #    define Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_OBJC_CLASS(classname) @class classname
 #  else
-#    define Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_OBJC_CLASS(classname) typedef struct objc_object classname
+#    define Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_OBJC_CLASS(classname) class classname
 #  endif
 #endif
 #ifndef Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_CF_TYPE