diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp
index 1ae6ea9c0cc..b619e00c62d 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp
@@ -512,11 +512,13 @@ QDBusMessage QDBusMessage::createErrorReply(const QString &name, const QString &
 }
 
 /*!
-   \fn QDBusMessage QDBusMessage::createReply(const QVariant &argument) const
-
     Constructs a new DBus message representing a reply, with the
     given \a argument.
 */
+QDBusMessage QDBusMessage::createReply(const QVariant &argument) const
+{
+    return createReply(QList{argument});
+}
 
 /*!
     \fn QDBusMessage QDBusMessage::createErrorReply(const QDBusError &error) const
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h
index 31ce8169a29..be483b67af5 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ public:
     { return createError(QDBusError::errorString(type), msg); }
 
     QDBusMessage createReply(const QList<QVariant> &arguments = QList<QVariant>()) const;
-    inline QDBusMessage createReply(const QVariant &argument) const
-    { return createReply(QList<QVariant>() << argument); }
+    QDBusMessage createReply(const QVariant &argument) const;
 
     QDBusMessage createErrorReply(const QString &name, const QString &msg) const;
     inline QDBusMessage createErrorReply(const QDBusError &err) const