diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.cpp
index 910e7e9e7a1..039aa1fa942 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.cpp
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ QJsonObject Character::toJson() const
 }
 //! [toJson]
 
-void Character::print(int indentation) const
+void Character::print(QTextStream &s, int indentation) const
 {
     const QString indent(indentation * 2, ' ');
-    QTextStream(stdout) << indent << "Name:\t" << mName << "\n";
-    QTextStream(stdout) << indent << "Level:\t" << mLevel << "\n";
+    const QString className = QMetaEnum::fromType<ClassType>().valueToKey(mClassType);
 
-    QString className = QMetaEnum::fromType<ClassType>().valueToKey(mClassType);
-    QTextStream(stdout) << indent << "Class:\t" << className << "\n";
+    s << indent << "Name:\t" << mName << "\n"
+      << indent << "Level:\t" << mLevel << "\n"
+      << indent << "Class:\t" << className << "\n";
 }
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.h b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.h
index d91bc8519b0..cffa5fa6599 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.h
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/character.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
 
+QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QTextStream)
+
 //! [0]
 class Character
 {
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     static Character fromJson(const QJsonObject &json);
     QJsonObject toJson() const;
 
-    void print(int indentation = 0) const;
+    void print(QTextStream &s, int indentation = 0) const;
 private:
     QString mName;
     int mLevel = 0;
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/doc/src/savegame.qdoc b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/doc/src/savegame.qdoc
index b1aa599e792..f78ca0ce3b1 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/doc/src/savegame.qdoc
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/doc/src/savegame.qdoc
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
     subclasses, for example), other patterns may be more suitable. See the
     \l{xml/dombookmarks} and \l{xml/streambookmarks} examples for XML, and the
     implementation of \l QListWidgetItem::read() and \l QListWidgetItem::write()
-    for idiomatic QDataStream serialization.
+    for idiomatic QDataStream serialization. The \c{print()} functions in this example
+    are good examples of QTextStream serialization, even though they, of course, lack
+    the deserialization side.
 
     \snippet serialization/savegame/character.h 0
 
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.cpp
index 3140178f885..85a2619b423 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.cpp
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ QJsonObject Game::toJson() const
 }
 //! [toJson]
 
-void Game::print(int indentation) const
+void Game::print(QTextStream &s, int indentation) const
 {
     const QString indent(indentation * 2, ' ');
-    QTextStream(stdout) << indent << "Player\n";
-    mPlayer.print(indentation + 1);
+    s << indent << "Player\n";
+    mPlayer.print(s, indentation + 1);
 
-    QTextStream(stdout) << indent << "Levels\n";
+    s << indent << "Levels\n";
     for (const Level &level : mLevels)
-        level.print(indentation + 1);
+        level.print(s, indentation + 1);
 }
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.h b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.h
index 4c72ea426e3..2d7630c7dff 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.h
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/game.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QList>
 
+QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QTextStream)
+
 //! [0]
 class Game
 {
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     void read(const QJsonObject &json);
     QJsonObject toJson() const;
 
-    void print(int indentation = 0) const;
+    void print(QTextStream &s, int indentation = 0) const;
 private:
     Character mPlayer;
     QList<Level> mLevels;
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.cpp
index 5a6137715a4..489a25e2047 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.cpp
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ QJsonObject Level::toJson() const
 }
 //! [toJson]
 
-void Level::print(int indentation) const
+void Level::print(QTextStream &s, int indentation) const
 {
     const QString indent(indentation * 2, ' ');
-    QTextStream(stdout) << indent << "Name:\t" << mName << "\n";
 
-    QTextStream(stdout) << indent << "NPCs:\n";
+    s << indent << "Name:\t" << mName << "\n"
+      << indent << "NPCs:\n";
     for (const Character &character : mNpcs)
-        character.print(2);
+        character.print(s, indentation + 1);
 }
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.h b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.h
index ce39a611b4a..ad8d0fd5932 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.h
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/level.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QList>
 
+QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QTextStream)
+
 //! [0]
 class Level
 {
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     static Level fromJson(const QJsonObject &json);
     QJsonObject toJson() const;
 
-    void print(int indentation = 0) const;
+    void print(QTextStream &s, int indentation = 0) const;
 private:
     QString mName;
     QList<Character> mNpcs;
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/main.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/main.cpp
index 79f928cda91..3fc0f3af102 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/savegame/main.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // Game is played; changes are made...
 //! [0]
 //! [1]
-    QTextStream(stdout) << "Game ended in the following state:\n";
-    game.print();
+    QTextStream s(stdout);
+    s << "Game ended in the following state:\n";
+    game.print(s);
     if (!game.saveGame(json ? Game::Json : Game::Binary))
         return 1;