diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/painting/qpainter/tst_qpainter.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/painting/qpainter/tst_qpainter.cpp
index 123f049e347..27c0f6e66a8 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/painting/qpainter/tst_qpainter.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/painting/qpainter/tst_qpainter.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QGradientStops)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QPainterPath)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QImage::Format)
 
 class tst_QPainter : public QObject
 {
@@ -1506,8 +1507,6 @@ void tst_QPainter::drawRoundRect()
     }
 }
 
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QImage::Format)
-
 void tst_QPainter::qimageFormats_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QImage::Format>("format");