diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
index abee5f67219..4387b7626a7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ void QDockWidgetPrivate::endDrag(EndDragMode mode)
                     // Reparent, if the drag was out of a dock widget group window
                     if (mode == EndDragMode::LocationChange) {
                         if (auto *groupWindow = qobject_cast<QDockWidgetGroupWindow *>(q->parentWidget()))
-                            groupWindow->reparent(q);
+                            groupWindow->reparentToMainWindow(q);
                     }
                 }
                 q->activateWindow();
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout.cpp
index 9291fbf240c..4ce5ba4e7c5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ bool QDockWidgetGroupWindow::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
     case QEvent::Close:
         // We don't want closed dock widgets in a floating tab
         // => dock it to the main dock, before closing;
-        reparent(dockWidget);
+        reparentToMainWindow(dockWidget);
         dockWidget->setFloating(false);
         break;
 
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ void QDockWidgetGroupWindow::destroyIfSingleItemLeft()
     QDockAreaLayoutInfo &parentInfo = mwLayout->layoutState.dockAreaLayout.docks[layoutInfo()->dockPos];
 
     // Re-parent last dock widget
-    reparent(lastDockWidget);
+    reparentToMainWindow(lastDockWidget);
 
     // the group window could still have placeholder items => clear everything
     layoutInfo()->item_list.clear();
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ void QDockWidgetGroupWindow::destroyIfSingleItemLeft()
     destroyOrHideIfEmpty();
 }
 
-void QDockWidgetGroupWindow::reparent(QDockWidget *dockWidget)
+void QDockWidgetGroupWindow::reparentToMainWindow(QDockWidget *dockWidget)
 {
     // reparent a dockWidget to the main window
     // - remove it from the floating dock's layout info
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h
index 7e22788ec49..3cc62c7d917 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public:
     void restore();
     void apply();
     void childEvent(QChildEvent *event) override;
-    void reparent(QDockWidget *dockWidget);
+    void reparentToMainWindow(QDockWidget *dockWidget);
     void destroyIfSingleItemLeft();
     QList<QDockWidget *> dockWidgets() const { return findChildren<QDockWidget *>(); }