diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index e3f9ea3aeb7..8fa7797ba6c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Core
         kernel/qobjectcleanuphandler.cpp kernel/qobjectcleanuphandler.h
         kernel/qobjectdefs.h
         kernel/qobjectdefs_impl.h
-        kernel/qpointer.cpp kernel/qpointer.h
+        kernel/qpointer.h
         kernel/qproperty.cpp kernel/qproperty.h kernel/qproperty_p.h
         kernel/qpropertyprivate.h
         kernel/qsequentialiterable.cpp kernel/qsequentialiterable.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.qdoc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp
rename to src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.qdoc