diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index 3c3a5a84b03..15b0f84f1bc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ void QVariant::clear()
 
 /*!
     \fn QVariant::Type QVariant::nameToType(const char *name)
-    \deprecated [6.0] Use \c QMetaType.fromName(name).id() instead
+    \deprecated [6.0] Use \c QMetaType::fromName(name).id() instead
 
     Converts the string representation of the storage type given in \a
     name, to its enum representation.