diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp
index 7da14f3536c..538984d0bd1 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 // The 2048-bit MODP group from RFC 3526
-Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT const char *qssl_dhparams_default_base64 =
+Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT extern const char qssl_dhparams_default_base64[] =
     "MIIBCAKCAQEA///////////JD9qiIWjCNMTGYouA3BzRKQJOCIpnzHQCC76mOxObIlFKCHmO"
     "NATd75UZs806QxswKwpt8l8UN0/hNW1tUcJF5IW1dmJefsb0TELppjftawv/XLb0Brft7jhr"
     "+1qJn6WunyQRfEsf5kkoZlHs5Fs9wgB8uKFjvwWY2kg2HFXTmmkWP6j9JM9fg2VdI9yjrZYc"
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters/tst_qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters/tst_qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp
index d8c6d9158a3..5296749ae4b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters/tst_qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qssldiffiehellmanparameters/tst_qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 // Default DH parameters, exported by qssldiffiehellmanparameters.cpp.
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-extern Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT const char *qssl_dhparams_default_base64;
+extern Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT const char qssl_dhparams_default_base64[];
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 QT_USE_NAMESPACE