diff --git a/src/tools/qdoc/ditaxmlgenerator.cpp b/src/tools/qdoc/ditaxmlgenerator.cpp
index a32b1c9633..47db5c89fb 100644
--- a/src/tools/qdoc/ditaxmlgenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qdoc/ditaxmlgenerator.cpp
@@ -4818,13 +4818,13 @@ void DitaXmlGenerator::writeFunctions(const Section& s,
             FunctionNode* fn = const_cast<FunctionNode*>(static_cast<const FunctionNode*>(*m));
             writeStartTag(DT_cxxFunction);
             xmlWriter().writeAttribute("id",fn->guid());
+            if (fn->metaness() == FunctionNode::Signal)
+                xmlWriter().writeAttribute("otherprops","signal");
+            else if (fn->metaness() == FunctionNode::Slot)
+                xmlWriter().writeAttribute("otherprops","slot");
             if (!attribute.isEmpty())
                 xmlWriter().writeAttribute("outputclass",attribute);
             writeStartTag(DT_apiName);
-            if (fn->metaness() == FunctionNode::Signal)
-                xmlWriter().writeAttribute("outputclass","signal");
-            else if (fn->metaness() == FunctionNode::Slot)
-                xmlWriter().writeAttribute("outputclass","slot");
             writeCharacters(fn->name());
             writeEndTag(); // </apiName>
             generateBrief(fn,marker);