diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkfile.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkfile.cpp
index fb9ce8232d7..fa8168c0f0a 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkfile.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkfile.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void QNetworkFile::open()
     if (fi.isDir()) {
         QString msg = QCoreApplication::translate("QNetworkAccessFileBackend",
             "Cannot open %1: Path is a directory").arg(fileName());
-        emit error(QNetworkReply::ContentOperationNotPermittedError, msg);
+        emit networkError(QNetworkReply::ContentOperationNotPermittedError, msg);
     } else {
         emit headerRead(QHttpHeaders::WellKnownHeader::LastModified,
                         QNetworkHeadersPrivate::toHttpDate(fi.lastModified()));
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ void QNetworkFile::open()
             QString msg = QCoreApplication::translate("QNetworkAccessFileBackend",
                 "Error opening %1: %2").arg(fileName(), errorString());
             if (exists())
-                emit error(QNetworkReply::ContentAccessDenied, msg);
+                emit networkError(QNetworkReply::ContentAccessDenied, msg);
             else
-                emit error(QNetworkReply::ContentNotFoundError, msg);
+                emit networkError(QNetworkReply::ContentNotFoundError, msg);
         }
     }
     emit finished(opened);
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkfile_p.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkfile_p.h
index 9dcb63711e8..d709563c393 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkfile_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkfile_p.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void finished(bool ok);
     void headerRead(QHttpHeaders::WellKnownHeader, const QByteArray &value);
-    void error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error, const QString &message);
+    void networkError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error, const QString &message);
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyfileimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyfileimpl.cpp
index bad0bb7b0ac..b220cff7283 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyfileimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyfileimpl.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ QNetworkReplyFileImpl::QNetworkReplyFileImpl(QNetworkAccessManager *manager, con
         auto realFile = new QNetworkFile(fileName);
         connect(realFile, &QNetworkFile::headerRead, this, &QNetworkReplyFileImpl::setWellKnownHeader,
                 Qt::QueuedConnection);
-        connect(realFile, &QNetworkFile::error, this, &QNetworkReplyFileImpl::setError,
+        connect(realFile, &QNetworkFile::networkError, this, &QNetworkReplyFileImpl::setError,
                 Qt::QueuedConnection);
         connect(realFile, SIGNAL(finished(bool)), SLOT(fileOpenFinished(bool)),
                 Qt::QueuedConnection);