diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp
index a3a458fbc76..62ce04a6f80 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ CApaApplication *myApplicationFactory();
 
 
 //! [49]
-void myMessageHandler(QtMsgType, const QMessageLogContext &, const char *);
+void myMessageHandler(QtMsgType, const QMessageLogContext &, const QString &);
 //! [49]
 
 //! [50]