diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.cpp
index 595cc89427e..7bf623b3461 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.cpp
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ QT_DEFINE_QESDP_SPECIALIZATION_DTOR(QSqlErrorPrivate)
 /*!
     Constructs an error containing the driver error text \a
     driverText, the database-specific error text \a databaseText, the
-    type \a type and the error code \a code.
+    type \a type and the native error code \a nativeErrorCode.
 */
 QSqlError::QSqlError(const QString &driverText, const QString &databaseText,
-                     ErrorType type, const QString &code)
+                     ErrorType type, const QString &nativeErrorCode)
     : d(new QSqlErrorPrivate)
 {
     d->driverError = driverText;
     d->databaseError = databaseText;
     d->errorType = type;
-    d->errorCode = code;
+    d->errorCode = nativeErrorCode;
 }
 
 
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ QSqlError::ErrorType QSqlError::type() const
 }
 
 /*!
-    Returns the database-specific error code, or an empty string if
-    it cannot be determined.
+    Returns the database-specific (native) error code, or an empty
+    string if it cannot be determined.
     \note Some drivers (like DB2 or ODBC) may return more than one
     error code. When this happens, \c ; is used as separator between
     the error codes.
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.h b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.h
index 24f2921f5a1..c042d0d8255 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.h
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlerror.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     QSqlError(const QString &driverText = QString(),
               const QString &databaseText = QString(),
               ErrorType type = NoError,
-              const QString &errorCode = QString());
+              const QString &nativeErrorCode = QString());
     QSqlError(const QSqlError &other);
     QSqlError(QSqlError &&other) noexcept = default;
     QSqlError& operator=(const QSqlError &other);