diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qproperty.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qproperty.cpp
index f4cc826e6fe..c2b55c96847 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qproperty.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public:
         Q_D(MyClass);
         d->clients.push_back(c);
         // notify that the value could have changed
-        d->hasClientsData.markDirty();
+        d->hasClientsData.notify();
     }
 private:
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(MyClass)
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
index a2ac69ec30a..c657a17eaee 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
@@ -1659,13 +1659,13 @@ QString QPropertyBindingError::description() const
   have changed. Whenever a bindable property used in the callback changes,
   this happens automatically. If the result of the callback might change
   because of a change in a value which is not a bindable property,
-  it is the developer's responsibility to call markDirty
+  it is the developer's responsibility to call \c notify
   on the QObjectComputedProperty object.
   This will inform dependent properties about the potential change.
 
-  Note that calling markDirty might trigger change handlers in dependent
+  Note that calling \c notify might trigger change handlers in dependent
   properties, which might in turn use the object the QObjectComputedProperty
-  is a member of. So markDirty must not be called when in a transitional
+  is a member of. So \c notify must not be called when in a transitional
   or invalid state.
 
   QObjectComputedProperty is not suitable for use with a computation that depends