diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstringfwd.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringfwd.h
index 0a0196bd59d..fe5bd4e544e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstringfwd.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringfwd.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
 
-#include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
+#include <QtCore/qtconfigmacros.h>
+#include <QtCore/qtversionchecks.h>
 
 #ifndef QSTRINGFWD_H
 #define QSTRINGFWD_H