diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h b/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h
index 8b5752bc70f..215549a2ee4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public:
     void clear()
     {
         QArrayDataPointer tmp(d);
-        d = Data::allocate(0);
+        d = Data::sharedNull();
     }
 
     bool detach()
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp
index 46985c1e3bd..ff0d8bd6de9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
     QVERIFY(v1.isNull());
     QVERIFY(v2.isNull());
     QVERIFY(v3.isNull());
-    QVERIFY(!v4.isNull());
+    QVERIFY(v4.isNull());
     QVERIFY(!v5.isNull());
     QVERIFY(!v6.isNull());
     QVERIFY(!v7.isNull());
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
 
     QVERIFY(v1.isSharedWith(v2));
     QVERIFY(v1.isSharedWith(v3));
-    QVERIFY(!v1.isSharedWith(v4));
+    QVERIFY(v1.isSharedWith(v4));
     QVERIFY(!v1.isSharedWith(v5));
     QVERIFY(!v1.isSharedWith(v6));