diff --git a/src/sql/doc/snippets/code/src_sql_kernel_qsqlquery.cpp b/src/sql/doc/snippets/code/src_sql_kernel_qsqlquery.cpp
index af289543c1f..b62d5065ce0 100644
--- a/src/sql/doc/snippets/code/src_sql_kernel_qsqlquery.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/doc/snippets/code/src_sql_kernel_qsqlquery.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ints << 1 << 2 << 3 << 4;
 q.addBindValue(ints);
 
 QVariantList names;
-names << "Harald" << "Boris" << "Trond" << QVariant(QMetaType::QString);
+names << "Harald" << "Boris" << "Trond" << QVariant(QMetaType::fromType<QString>());
 q.addBindValue(names);
 
 if (!q.execBatch())
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp
index 106089f75d4..5991e3df236 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ bool QSqlQuery::execBatch(BatchExecutionMode mode)
   the result into.
 
   To bind a NULL value, use a null QVariant; for example, use
-  \c {QVariant(QMetaType::QString)} if you are binding a string.
+  \c {QVariant(QMetaType::fromType<QString>())} if you are binding a string.
 
   \sa addBindValue(), prepare(), exec(), boundValue(), boundValues()
 */
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ void QSqlQuery::bindValue(int pos, const QVariant& val, QSql::ParamType paramTyp
   overwritten with data from the database after the exec() call.
 
   To bind a NULL value, use a null QVariant; for example, use \c
-  {QVariant(QMetaType::QString)} if you are binding a string.
+  {QVariant(QMetaType::fromType<QString>())} if you are binding a string.
 
   \sa bindValue(), prepare(), exec(), boundValue(), boundValues()
 */
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
index 642aea54615..d58d82e0e74 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ void QSqlResult::virtual_hook(int, void *)
     contain equal amount of values (rows).
 
     NULL values are passed in as typed QVariants, for example
-    \c {QVariant(QMetaType::Int)} for an integer NULL value.
+    \c {QVariant(QMetaType::fromType<int>())} for an integer NULL value.
 
     Example: