diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 32e84561367..a4ea44db427 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Core
         global/qcontainerinfo.h
         global/qdarwinhelpers.h
         global/qendian.cpp global/qendian.h global/qendian_p.h
-        global/qenvironmentvariables.cpp global/qenvironmentvariables.h
         global/qexceptionhandling.cpp global/qexceptionhandling.h
         global/qflags.h
         global/qfloat16.cpp global/qfloat16.h
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Core
         global/qtclasshelpermacros.h
         global/qtconfigmacros.h
         global/qtdeprecationmarkers.h
+        global/qtenvironmentvariables.cpp global/qtenvironmentvariables.h
         global/qtrace_p.h
         global/qtranslation.h
         global/qtresource.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
index 213b07f6554..234a9522d46 100644
--- a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ QString QDir::operator[](int i) const
 }
 #endif
 
-#include "qenvironmentvariables.h"
+#include "qtenvironmentvariables.h"
 
 bool qputenv(const char *varName, const QByteArray &value)
 {
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index 6a247f9ea4e..70b0a0faf94 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 #include <QtCore/qatomic.h>
 #include <QtCore/qconstructormacros.h>
 #include <QtCore/qdarwinhelpers.h>
-#include <QtCore/qenvironmentvariables.h>
 #include <QtCore/qexceptionhandling.h>
 #include <QtCore/qforeach.h>
 #include <QtCore/qglobalstatic.h>
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 #include <QtCore/qoverload.h>
 #include <QtCore/qswap.h>
 #include <QtCore/qtdeprecationmarkers.h>
+#include <QtCore/qtenvironmentvariables.h>
 #include <QtCore/qtranslation.h>
 #include <QtCore/qtresource.h>
 #include <QtCore/qtypetraits.h>
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qenvironmentvariables.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qtenvironmentvariables.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from src/corelib/global/qenvironmentvariables.cpp
rename to src/corelib/global/qtenvironmentvariables.cpp
index 48609133273..4046beae1f4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qenvironmentvariables.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qtenvironmentvariables.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // 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 "qenvironmentvariables.h"
+#include "qtenvironmentvariables.h"
 
 #include <qplatformdefs.h>
 #include <QtCore/qbytearray.h>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 Q_CONSTINIT static QBasicMutex environmentMutex;
 
 /*!
-    \relates <QEnvironmentVariables>
+    \relates <QtEnvironmentVariables>
     \threadsafe
 
     Returns the value of the environment variable with name \a varName as a
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ QByteArray qgetenv(const char *varName)
     \fn QString qEnvironmentVariable(const char *varName, const QString &defaultValue)
     \fn QString qEnvironmentVariable(const char *varName)
 
-    \relates <QEnvironmentVariables>
+    \relates <QtEnvironmentVariables>
     \since 5.10
 
     These functions return the value of the environment variable, \a varName, as a
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ QString qEnvironmentVariable(const char *varName)
 }
 
 /*!
-    \relates <QEnvironmentVariables>
+    \relates <QtEnvironmentVariables>
     \since 5.1
 
     Returns whether the environment variable \a varName is empty.
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ bool qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty(const char *varName) noexcept
 }
 
 /*!
-    \relates <QEnvironmentVariables>
+    \relates <QtEnvironmentVariables>
     \since 5.5
 
     Returns the numerical value of the environment variable \a varName.
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int qEnvironmentVariableIntValue(const char *varName, bool *ok) noexcept
 }
 
 /*!
-    \relates <QEnvironmentVariables>
+    \relates <QtEnvironmentVariables>
     \since 5.1
 
     Returns whether the environment variable \a varName is set.
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ bool qEnvironmentVariableIsSet(const char *varName) noexcept
 
 /*!
     \fn bool qputenv(const char *varName, QByteArrayView value)
-    \relates <QEnvironmentVariables>
+    \relates <QtEnvironmentVariables>
 
     This function sets the \a value of the environment variable named
     \a varName. It will create the variable if it does not exist. It
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ bool qputenv(const char *varName, QByteArrayView raw)
 }
 
 /*!
-    \relates <QEnvironmentVariables>
+    \relates <QtEnvironmentVariables>
 
     This function deletes the variable \a varName from the environment.
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qenvironmentvariables.h b/src/corelib/global/qtenvironmentvariables.h
similarity index 88%
rename from src/corelib/global/qenvironmentvariables.h
rename to src/corelib/global/qtenvironmentvariables.h
index 78fea255d37..1d26bed316b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qenvironmentvariables.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qtenvironmentvariables.h
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 // 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
 
-#ifndef QENVIRONMENTVARIABLES_H
-#define QENVIRONMENTVARIABLES_H
+#ifndef QTENVIRONMENTVARIABLES_H
+#define QTENVIRONMENTVARIABLES_H
 
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
 #include <QtCore/qtdeprecationmarkers.h>
 
 #if 0
-#pragma qt_class(QEnvironmentVariables)
+#pragma qt_class(QtEnvironmentVariables)
 #pragma qt_sync_stop_processing
 #endif
 
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ Q_CORE_EXPORT int  qEnvironmentVariableIntValue(const char *varName, bool *ok=nu
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
-#endif /* QENVIRONMENTVARIABLES_H */
+#endif /* QTENVIRONMENTVARIABLES_H */
diff --git a/src/tools/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt
index 66d16781aa2..5a2299e37c4 100644
--- a/src/tools/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(Bootstrap
     SOURCES
         ../../corelib/global/qassert.cpp
         ../../corelib/global/qendian.cpp
-        ../../corelib/global/qenvironmentvariables.cpp
         ../../corelib/global/qfloat16.cpp
         ../../corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
         ../../corelib/global/qlogging.cpp
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(Bootstrap
         ../../corelib/global/qnumeric.cpp
         ../../corelib/global/qoperatingsystemversion.cpp
         ../../corelib/global/qrandom.cpp
+        ../../corelib/global/qtenvironmentvariables.cpp
         ../../corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
         ../../corelib/io/qbuffer.cpp
         ../../corelib/io/qdebug.cpp