diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qjniobject.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qjniobject.h
index 9231e2d431b..e3168488fc7 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qjniobject.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qjniobject.h
@@ -825,6 +825,21 @@ template <typename T> struct Traits<JObject<T>> {
     static constexpr auto signature() { return Traits<T>::signature(); }
     static constexpr auto className() { return Traits<T>::className(); }
 };
+
+template<>
+struct Traits<QJniObject>
+{
+    static constexpr auto className()
+    {
+        return CTString("java/lang/Object");
+    }
+
+    static constexpr auto signature()
+    {
+        return CTString("Ljava/lang/Object;");
+    }
+};
+
 }
 
 // This cannot be included earlier as QJniArray is a QJniObject subclass, but it
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qjnitypes/tst_qjnitypes.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qjnitypes/tst_qjnitypes.cpp
index db0700ef2fb..7a4e89c6e42 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qjnitypes/tst_qjnitypes.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qjnitypes/tst_qjnitypes.cpp
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ struct QtJniTypes::Traits<QtJavaWrapper>
     }
 };
 
-template<>
-struct QtJniTypes::Traits<QJniObject>
-{
-    static constexpr auto signature()
-    {
-        return QtJniTypes::CTString("Ljava/lang/Object;");
-    }
-};
-
 struct QtCustomJniObject : QJniObject {};
 
 template<>