diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.cpp
index 274d0ba7f86..f28b3fb8a30 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 #include "qplatformdefs.h"
 #include "qreadwritelock.h"
 
-#include "qmutex.h"
 #include "qthread.h"
-#include "qwaitcondition.h"
 #include "qreadwritelock_p.h"
 #include "qelapsedtimer.h"
 #include "private/qfreelist_p.h"
@@ -30,15 +28,11 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
  *  - In any other case, d_ptr points to an actual QReadWriteLockPrivate.
  */
 
+using namespace QReadWriteLockStates;
 namespace {
 
 using ms = std::chrono::milliseconds;
 
-enum {
-    StateMask = 0x3,
-    StateLockedForRead = 0x1,
-    StateLockedForWrite = 0x2,
-};
 const auto dummyLockedForRead = reinterpret_cast<QReadWriteLockPrivate *>(quintptr(StateLockedForRead));
 const auto dummyLockedForWrite = reinterpret_cast<QReadWriteLockPrivate *>(quintptr(StateLockedForWrite));
 inline bool isUncontendedLocked(const QReadWriteLockPrivate *d)
@@ -411,26 +405,6 @@ void QReadWriteLock::unlock()
     }
 }
 
-/*! \internal  Helper for QWaitCondition::wait */
-QReadWriteLock::StateForWaitCondition QReadWriteLock::stateForWaitCondition() const
-{
-    QReadWriteLockPrivate *d = d_ptr.loadAcquire();
-    switch (quintptr(d) & StateMask) {
-    case StateLockedForRead: return LockedForRead;
-    case StateLockedForWrite: return LockedForWrite;
-    }
-
-    if (!d)
-        return Unlocked;
-    const auto lock = qt_scoped_lock(d->mutex);
-    if (d->writerCount > 1)
-        return RecursivelyLocked;
-    else if (d->writerCount == 1)
-        return LockedForWrite;
-    return LockedForRead;
-
-}
-
 bool QReadWriteLockPrivate::lockForRead(std::unique_lock<QtPrivate::mutex> &lock, int timeout)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!mutex.try_lock()); // mutex must be locked when entering this function
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.h b/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.h
index 8e96e23ad2e..60078b8f55b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock.h
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ public:
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QReadWriteLock)
     QAtomicPointer<QReadWriteLockPrivate> d_ptr;
-
-    enum StateForWaitCondition { LockedForRead, LockedForWrite, Unlocked, RecursivelyLocked };
-    StateForWaitCondition stateForWaitCondition() const;
-    friend class QWaitCondition;
+    friend class QReadWriteLockPrivate;
 };
 
 #if defined(Q_CC_MSVC)
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock_p.h b/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock_p.h
index e1d42fbbf30..e8379fcb568 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qreadwritelock_p.h
@@ -16,14 +16,29 @@
 // We mean it.
 //
 
-#include <QtCore/private/qglobal_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/private/qlocking_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/private/qwaitcondition_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/qreadwritelock.h>
 #include <QtCore/qvarlengtharray.h>
 
 QT_REQUIRE_CONFIG(thread);
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
+namespace QReadWriteLockStates {
+enum {
+    StateMask = 0x3,
+    StateLockedForRead = 0x1,
+    StateLockedForWrite = 0x2,
+};
+enum StateForWaitCondition {
+    LockedForRead,
+    LockedForWrite,
+    Unlocked,
+    RecursivelyLocked
+};
+}
+
 class QReadWriteLockPrivate
 {
 public:
@@ -63,8 +78,33 @@ public:
     bool recursiveLockForWrite(int timeout);
     bool recursiveLockForRead(int timeout);
     void recursiveUnlock();
+
+    static QReadWriteLockStates::StateForWaitCondition
+    stateForWaitCondition(const QReadWriteLock *lock);
 };
-Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QReadWriteLockPrivate::Reader, Q_PRIMITIVE_TYPE);
+Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QReadWriteLockPrivate::Reader, Q_PRIMITIVE_TYPE);\
+
+/*! \internal  Helper for QWaitCondition::wait */
+inline QReadWriteLockStates::StateForWaitCondition
+QReadWriteLockPrivate::stateForWaitCondition(const QReadWriteLock *q)
+{
+    using namespace QReadWriteLockStates;
+    QReadWriteLockPrivate *d = q->d_ptr.loadAcquire();
+    switch (quintptr(d) & StateMask) {
+    case StateLockedForRead: return LockedForRead;
+    case StateLockedForWrite: return LockedForWrite;
+    }
+
+    if (!d)
+        return Unlocked;
+    const auto lock = qt_scoped_lock(d->mutex);
+    if (d->writerCount > 1)
+        return RecursivelyLocked;
+    else if (d->writerCount == 1)
+        return LockedForWrite;
+    return LockedForRead;
+
+}
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp
index 51e350e9dcd..c97023d996d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp
@@ -173,12 +173,14 @@ bool QWaitCondition::wait(QReadWriteLock *readWriteLock, unsigned long time)
 
 bool QWaitCondition::wait(QReadWriteLock *readWriteLock, QDeadlineTimer deadline)
 {
+    using namespace QReadWriteLockStates;
+
     if (!readWriteLock)
         return false;
-    auto previousState = readWriteLock->stateForWaitCondition();
-    if (previousState == QReadWriteLock::Unlocked)
+    auto previousState = QReadWriteLockPrivate::stateForWaitCondition(readWriteLock);
+    if (previousState == Unlocked)
         return false;
-    if (previousState == QReadWriteLock::RecursivelyLocked) {
+    if (previousState == RecursivelyLocked) {
         qWarning("QWaitCondition: cannot wait on QReadWriteLocks with recursive lockForWrite()");
         return false;
     }
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ bool QWaitCondition::wait(QReadWriteLock *readWriteLock, QDeadlineTimer deadline
 
     bool returnValue = d->wait(deadline);
 
-    if (previousState == QReadWriteLock::LockedForWrite)
+    if (previousState == LockedForWrite)
         readWriteLock->lockForWrite();
     else
         readWriteLock->lockForRead();
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_win.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_win.cpp
index 2152ae551f0..c176241f474 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_win.cpp
@@ -145,12 +145,14 @@ bool QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex *mutex, QDeadlineTimer deadline)
 
 bool QWaitCondition::wait(QReadWriteLock *readWriteLock, unsigned long time)
 {
+    using namespace QReadWriteLockStates;
+
     if (!readWriteLock)
         return false;
-    auto previousState = readWriteLock->stateForWaitCondition();
-    if (previousState == QReadWriteLock::Unlocked)
+    auto previousState = QReadWriteLockPrivate::stateForWaitCondition(readWriteLock);
+    if (previousState == Unlocked)
         return false;
-    if (previousState == QReadWriteLock::RecursivelyLocked) {
+    if (previousState == RecursivelyLocked) {
         qWarning("QWaitCondition: cannot wait on QReadWriteLocks with recursive lockForWrite()");
         return false;
     }
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ bool QWaitCondition::wait(QReadWriteLock *readWriteLock, unsigned long time)
 
     bool returnValue = d->wait(wce, time);
 
-    if (previousState == QReadWriteLock::LockedForWrite)
+    if (previousState == LockedForWrite)
         readWriteLock->lockForWrite();
     else
         readWriteLock->lockForRead();