diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
index 5e3eccd8336..c2e76b4fa66 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
@@ -803,10 +803,12 @@ QMouseEvent::~QMouseEvent()
     \sa Qt::MouseEventSource
     \sa QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent::source()
 */
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
 Qt::MouseEventSource QMouseEvent::source() const
 {
     return Qt::MouseEventSource(m_source);
 }
+#endif
 
 /*!
     \since 5.3
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
index 3f8b53262f0..51e00dff1c6 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ public:
     QT_DEPRECATED_VERSION_X_6_0("Use globalPosition()")
     QPointF screenPos() const { return globalPosition(); }
     Qt::MouseEventSource source() const;
-    Qt::MouseEventFlags flags() const;
 #endif // QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
+    Qt::MouseEventFlags flags() const;
 };
 
 class Q_GUI_EXPORT QHoverEvent : public QSinglePointEvent