diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
index 8f36e5c2ae2..bf6933732c0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ Q_INLINE_TEMPLATE void QList<T>::node_copy(Node *from, Node *to, Node *src)
         }
     } else {
         if (src != from && to - from > 0)
-            memcpy(from, src, (to - from) * sizeof(Node *));
+            memcpy(from, src, (to - from) * sizeof(Node));
     }
 }