diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/main.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/main.cpp
index 99862bac775..f6b44b0bbb2 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Provides the main function for the RSS news reader example.
 
 #include "rsslisting.h"
 #include <QtWidgets>
+using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 
 /*!
     Create an application and a main widget. Open the main widget for
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ Provides the main function for the RSS news reader example.
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
-    RSSListing rsslisting;
+    RSSListing rsslisting(u"https://www.qt.io/blog/rss.xml"_s);
     rsslisting.show();
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp
index 51df3a6f4c5..7c1f57ecc98 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ its operation, and also allows very large data sources to be read.
     news.
 */
 
-RSSListing::RSSListing(QWidget *parent)
+RSSListing::RSSListing(const QString &url, QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent), currentReply(0)
 {
 
     lineEdit = new QLineEdit(this);
-    lineEdit->setText("http://blog.qt.io/feed/");
+    lineEdit->setText(url);
 
     fetchButton = new QPushButton(tr("Fetch"), this);
 
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h
index a7fd5a857d2..c5ac855dce6 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class RSSListing : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    RSSListing(QWidget *widget = nullptr);
+    explicit RSSListing(const QString &url = QString(), QWidget *widget = nullptr);
 
 public slots:
     void fetch();