diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
index 54a98b4d2d..d040dfd3dc 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -810,6 +810,13 @@ static QPainterPath qt_graphicsItem_shapeFromPath(const QPainterPath &path, cons
     return p;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \internal
+*/
+QGraphicsItemPrivate::~QGraphicsItemPrivate()
+{
+}
+
 /*!
     \internal
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem_p.h b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem_p.h
index e8c5d45716..08a1b63a07 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem_p.h
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    inline virtual ~QGraphicsItemPrivate()
-    { }
+    virtual ~QGraphicsItemPrivate();
 
     static const QGraphicsItemPrivate *get(const QGraphicsItem *item)
     {