diff --git a/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.cpp b/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.cpp
index 89a2acc5509..27050e17bd6 100644
--- a/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.cpp
+++ b/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <QtNetwork>
 
 //! [0]
-FortuneThread::FortuneThread(int socketDescriptor, const QString &fortune, QObject *parent)
+FortuneThread::FortuneThread(qintptr socketDescriptor, const QString &fortune, QObject *parent)
     : QThread(parent), socketDescriptor(socketDescriptor), text(fortune)
 {
 }
diff --git a/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.h b/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.h
index e93a67a37a9..7dae6f2e12b 100644
--- a/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.h
+++ b/examples/network/threadedfortuneserver/fortunethread.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class FortuneThread : public QThread
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    FortuneThread(int socketDescriptor, const QString &fortune, QObject *parent);
+    FortuneThread(qintptr socketDescriptor, const QString &fortune, QObject *parent);
 
     void run() override;
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ signals:
     void error(QTcpSocket::SocketError socketError);
 
 private:
-    int socketDescriptor;
+    qintptr socketDescriptor;
     QString text;
 };
 //! [0]