diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
index 3094bcba97c..e9fb664da18 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ public:
         erase(it, e);
         return result;
     }
-    bool removeOne(const T &t)
+    template <typename AT>
+    bool removeOne(const AT &t)
     {
         const qsizetype i = indexOf(t);
         if (i < 0)
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
index 916715ddb8a..8ec9b22863b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
     \sa removeOne()
 */
 
-/*! \fn template <typename T> bool QList<T>::removeOne(const T &t)
+/*! \fn template <typename T> template <typename AT> bool QList<T>::removeOne(const AT &t)
     \since 5.4
 
     Removes the first element that compares equal to \a t from the