diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
index 82d04d3a56d..0eda9250f91 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
@@ -1025,15 +1025,15 @@ Qt::MouseEventFlags QMouseEvent::flags() const
     The \a type parameter must be QEvent::HoverEnter,
     QEvent::HoverLeave, or QEvent::HoverMove.
 
-    The \a pos is the current mouse cursor's position relative to the
-    receiving widget, \a oldPos is its previous such position, and
+    The \a scenePos is the current mouse cursor's position relative to the
+    receiving window or scene, \a oldPos is its previous such position, and
     \a globalPos is the mouse position in absolute coordinates.
     \a modifiers hold the state of all keyboard modifiers at the time
     of the event.
 */
-QHoverEvent::QHoverEvent(Type type, const QPointF &pos, const QPointF &globalPos, const QPointF &oldPos,
+QHoverEvent::QHoverEvent(Type type, const QPointF &scenePos, const QPointF &globalPos, const QPointF &oldPos,
                          Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, const QPointingDevice *device)
-    : QSinglePointEvent(type, device, pos, pos, globalPos, Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoButton, modifiers), m_oldPos(oldPos)
+    : QSinglePointEvent(type, device, scenePos, scenePos, globalPos, Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoButton, modifiers), m_oldPos(oldPos)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
index 7bd393a0a91..6e9b2e21d89 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class Q_GUI_EXPORT QHoverEvent : public QSinglePointEvent
 {
     Q_DECL_EVENT_COMMON(QHoverEvent)
 public:
-    QHoverEvent(Type type, const QPointF &pos, const QPointF &globalPos, const QPointF &oldPos,
+    QHoverEvent(Type type, const QPointF &scenePos, const QPointF &globalPos, const QPointF &oldPos,
                 Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = Qt::NoModifier,
                 const QPointingDevice *device = QPointingDevice::primaryPointingDevice());
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 3)