diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h b/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h
index 97dde132366..029c28c5b2b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public:
     ~QDebugStateSaver();
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QDebugStateSaver)
-    QScopedPointer<QDebugStateSaverPrivate> d;
+    std::unique_ptr<QDebugStateSaverPrivate> d;
 };
 
 class QNoDebug