diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler.cpp b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler.cpp
index f54ca6a77d4..2b06e985a7b 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void QEvdevKeyboardHandler::processKeyEvent(int nativecode, int unicode, int qtc
                                             Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, bool isPress, bool autoRepeat)
 {
     if (!autoRepeat)
-        QGuiApplicationPrivate::inputDeviceManager()->setKeyboardModifiers(QEvdevKeyboardHandler::toQtModifiers(m_modifiers));
+        QGuiApplicationPrivate::inputDeviceManager()->setKeyboardModifiers(QEvdevKeyboardMap::toQtModifiers(m_modifiers));
 
     QWindow *window = nullptr;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WEBOS
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ QEvdevKeyboardHandler::KeycodeAction QEvdevKeyboardHandler::processKeycode(quint
         // so just report the plain mapping with additional modifiers.
         if ((it == map_plain && it != map_withmod) ||
             (map_withmod && !(map_withmod->qtcode & modmask))) {
-            qtcode |= QEvdevKeyboardHandler::toQtModifiers(modifiers);
+            qtcode |= QEvdevKeyboardMap::toQtModifiers(modifiers);
         }
 
         if (m_composing == 2 && first_press && !(it->flags & QEvdevKeyboardMap::IsModifier)) {
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler_p.h b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler_p.h
index b071e3983c2..feb4fd0cf35 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler_p.h
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevkeyboard/qevdevkeyboardhandler_p.h
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ namespace QEvdevKeyboardMap {
         ModCtrlR   = 0x80
         // ModCapsShift = 0x100, // not supported!
     };
+
+    inline Qt::KeyboardModifiers toQtModifiers(quint8 mod)
+    {
+        Qt::KeyboardModifiers qtmod = Qt::NoModifier;
+
+        if (mod & (ModShift | ModShiftL | ModShiftR))
+            qtmod |= Qt::ShiftModifier;
+        if (mod & (ModControl | ModCtrlL | ModCtrlR))
+            qtmod |= Qt::ControlModifier;
+        if (mod & ModAlt)
+            qtmod |= Qt::AltModifier;
+
+        return qtmod;
+    }
+
 }
 
 inline QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &ds, QEvdevKeyboardMap::Mapping &m)
@@ -129,20 +144,6 @@ public:
                                          const QString &specification,
                                          const QString &defaultKeymapFile = QString());
 
-    static Qt::KeyboardModifiers toQtModifiers(quint8 mod)
-    {
-        Qt::KeyboardModifiers qtmod = Qt::NoModifier;
-
-        if (mod & (QEvdevKeyboardMap::ModShift | QEvdevKeyboardMap::ModShiftL | QEvdevKeyboardMap::ModShiftR))
-            qtmod |= Qt::ShiftModifier;
-        if (mod & (QEvdevKeyboardMap::ModControl | QEvdevKeyboardMap::ModCtrlL | QEvdevKeyboardMap::ModCtrlR))
-            qtmod |= Qt::ControlModifier;
-        if (mod & QEvdevKeyboardMap::ModAlt)
-            qtmod |= Qt::AltModifier;
-
-        return qtmod;
-    }
-
     bool loadKeymap(const QString &file);
     void unloadKeymap();