diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index 42e8698965f..735143237c3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -63,14 +63,6 @@ Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_CONST_FUNCTION const char *qVersion(void) Q_DECL_NOEXCEPT;
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 
-/* moc compats (signals/slots) */
-#ifndef QT_MOC_COMPAT
-#  define QT_MOC_COMPAT
-#else
-#  undef QT_MOC_COMPAT
-#  define QT_MOC_COMPAT
-#endif
-
 #ifdef QT_ASCII_CAST_WARNINGS
 #  define QT_ASCII_CAST_WARN \
     Q_DECL_DEPRECATED_X("Use fromUtf8, QStringLiteral, or QLatin1StringView")
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qtconfigmacros.h b/src/corelib/global/qtconfigmacros.h
index 3d22ae164cf..3765a75ddeb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qtconfigmacros.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qtconfigmacros.h
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
 #define QT_CONFIG(feature) (1/QT_FEATURE_##feature == 1)
 #define QT_REQUIRE_CONFIG(feature) Q_STATIC_ASSERT_X(QT_FEATURE_##feature == 1, "Required feature " #feature " for file " __FILE__ " not available.")
 
+/* moc compats (signals/slots) */
+#ifndef QT_MOC_COMPAT
+#  define QT_MOC_COMPAT
+#else
+#  undef QT_MOC_COMPAT
+#  define QT_MOC_COMPAT
+#endif
+
 // valid for both C and C++
 #define QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE0(x) x
 #define QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE1(a, b) a##_##b