diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
index c8f21c5b4cd..9f35933af1d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ bool QAbstractFileEngine::seek(qint64 pos)
     Returns \c true if the file is a sequential access device; returns
     false if the file is a direct access device.
 
-    Operations involving size() and seek(int) are not valid on
+    Operations involving size() and seek(qint64) are not valid on
     sequential devices.
 */
 bool QAbstractFileEngine::isSequential() const