diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemmodel/modelstotest.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemmodel/modelstotest.cpp
index dbc71730288..354190e7544 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemmodel/modelstotest.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemmodel/modelstotest.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ QAbstractItemModel *ModelsToTest::createModel(const QString &modelType)
         QStandardItemModel *standardItemModel = new QStandardItemModel;
         model->setSourceModel(standardItemModel);
         populateTestArea(model);
-        model->setFilterRegExp(QRegExp("(^$|I.*)"));
+        model->setFilterRegularExpression(QRegularExpression("(^$|I.*)"));
         return model;
     }