diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 0e9cbfe1c9b..38e55b7aa97 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ void QMetaCallEvent::placeMetaCall(QObject *object)
     \code
     const bool wasBlocked = someQObject->blockSignals(true);
     // no signals here
-    someQObject->blockSignals(false);
+    someQObject->blockSignals(wasBlocked);
     \endcode
 
     except the code using QSignalBlocker is safe in the face of