diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface_p.h b/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface_p.h
index c6ea30b07f..5c13f3d04c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface_p.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ QT_REQUIRE_CONFIG(future);
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class Q_CORE_EXPORT QFutureCallOutEvent : public QEvent
+class Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QFutureCallOutEvent : public QEvent
 {
     Q_DECL_EVENT_COMMON(QFutureCallOutEvent)
 public:
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qevent/tst_qevent.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qevent/tst_qevent.cpp
index cc8ac6ea6c..fdb2cb16bd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qevent/tst_qevent.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qevent/tst_qevent.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 #include <QtGui/qevent.h>
 #include <QtCore/private/qfutureinterface_p.h>
 
+#ifdef QT_BUILD_INTERNAL
+# define ONLY_IF_INTERNAL_BUILD(...) __VA_ARGS__
+#else
+# define ONLY_IF_INTERNAL_BUILD(...)
+#endif
+
 #define FOR_EACH_CORE_EVENT(X) \
     /* qcoreevent.h */ \
     X(QEvent, (QEvent::None)) \
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@
     X(QDynamicPropertyChangeEvent, ("size")) \
     X(QDeferredDeleteEvent, ()) \
     /* qfutureinterface_p.h */ \
-    X(QFutureCallOutEvent, ()) \
+    ONLY_IF_INTERNAL_BUILD(X(QFutureCallOutEvent, ())) \
     /* end */
 
 #define FOR_EACH_GUI_EVENT(X) \