diff --git a/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlthread/tst_qsqlthread.cpp b/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlthread/tst_qsqlthread.cpp
index 66f6cd29990..24325480392 100644
--- a/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlthread/tst_qsqlthread.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlthread/tst_qsqlthread.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ private:
     int threadFinishedCount;
 };
 
-static QBasicAtomicInt counter;
+static QAtomicInt counter;
 
 class QtTestSqlThread : public QThread
 {