diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
index 9df438b518f..180887b3702 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ inline QMetaObject::Connection QObjectPrivate::connect(const typename QtPrivate:
         types = QtPrivate::ConnectionTypes<typename SignalType::Arguments>::types();
 
     return QObject::connectImpl(sender, reinterpret_cast<void **>(&signal),
-        receiverPrivate->q_func(), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&slot),
+        receiverPrivate->q_ptr, reinterpret_cast<void **>(&slot),
         new QtPrivate::QPrivateSlotObject<Func2, typename QtPrivate::List_Left<typename SignalType::Arguments, SlotType::ArgumentCount>::Value,
                                         typename SignalType::ReturnType>(slot),
         type, types, &SignalType::Object::staticMetaObject);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ bool QObjectPrivate::disconnect(const typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer< Func1
     Q_STATIC_ASSERT_X((QtPrivate::CheckCompatibleArguments<typename SignalType::Arguments, typename SlotType::Arguments>::value),
                       "Signal and slot arguments are not compatible.");
     return QObject::disconnectImpl(sender, reinterpret_cast<void **>(&signal),
-                          receiverPrivate->q_func(), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&slot),
+                          receiverPrivate->q_ptr, reinterpret_cast<void **>(&slot),
                           &SignalType::Object::staticMetaObject);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
index b6be7f0f3e2..ac8aae8d3a8 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
@@ -5564,8 +5564,8 @@ public:
 };
 
 class ConnectToPrivateSlotPrivate : public QObjectPrivate {
-public:
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(ConnectToPrivateSlot)
+public:
     int receivedCount;
     QVariant receivedValue;