diff --git a/src/opengl/qopenglversionfunctions.h b/src/opengl/qopenglversionfunctions.h
index 274ed29c7c3..445f2930696 100644
--- a/src/opengl/qopenglversionfunctions.h
+++ b/src/opengl/qopenglversionfunctions.h
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ struct QOpenGLVersionStatus
 
     QPair<int, int> version;
     OpenGLStatus status;
+
+    friend constexpr bool operator==(const QOpenGLVersionStatus &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionStatus &rhs) noexcept
+    {
+        return lhs.status == rhs.status && lhs.version == rhs.version;
+    }
+
+    friend constexpr bool operator!=(const QOpenGLVersionStatus &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionStatus &rhs) noexcept
+    {
+        return !(lhs == rhs);
+    }
 };
 
 inline size_t qHash(const QOpenGLVersionStatus &v, size_t seed = 0) noexcept
@@ -102,16 +112,6 @@ inline size_t qHash(const QOpenGLVersionStatus &v, size_t seed = 0) noexcept
                + v.version.first * 100 + v.version.second * 10, seed);
 }
 
-constexpr inline bool operator==(const QOpenGLVersionStatus &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionStatus &rhs)
-{
-    return lhs.status == rhs.status && lhs.version == rhs.version;
-}
-
-constexpr inline bool operator!=(const QOpenGLVersionStatus &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionStatus &rhs)
-{
-    return !operator==(lhs, rhs);
-}
-
 #define QT_OPENGL_DECLARE_FUNCTIONS(ret, name, args) \
     ret (QOPENGLF_APIENTRYP name)args;
 #define QT_OPENGL_COUNT_FUNCTIONS(ret, name, args) +1
diff --git a/src/opengl/qopenglversionprofile.h b/src/opengl/qopenglversionprofile.h
index 3ddd3dc8e90..e207548dd64 100644
--- a/src/opengl/qopenglversionprofile.h
+++ b/src/opengl/qopenglversionprofile.h
@@ -74,25 +74,26 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QOpenGLVersionProfilePrivate* d;
+
+    friend bool operator==(const QOpenGLVersionProfile &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionProfile &rhs) noexcept
+    {
+        if (lhs.profile() != rhs.profile())
+            return false;
+        return lhs.version() == rhs.version();
+    }
+
+    friend bool operator!=(const QOpenGLVersionProfile &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionProfile &rhs) noexcept
+    {
+        return !operator==(lhs, rhs);
+    }
 };
 
-inline size_t qHash(const QOpenGLVersionProfile &v, size_t seed = 0)
+inline size_t qHash(const QOpenGLVersionProfile &v, size_t seed = 0) noexcept
 {
     return qHash(static_cast<int>(v.profile() * 1000)
                + v.version().first * 100 + v.version().second * 10, seed);
 }
 
-inline bool operator==(const QOpenGLVersionProfile &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionProfile &rhs)
-{
-    if (lhs.profile() != rhs.profile())
-        return false;
-    return lhs.version() == rhs.version();
-}
-
-inline bool operator!=(const QOpenGLVersionProfile &lhs, const QOpenGLVersionProfile &rhs)
-{
-    return !operator==(lhs, rhs);
-}
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
 Q_OPENGL_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const QOpenGLVersionProfile &vp);