diff --git a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h
index 27285cf095..06fedb59d8 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
     }
 #endif // Q_QDOC
 
-    QSignalSpy(const QObject *obj, const QMetaMethod &signal)
+    QSignalSpy(const QObject *obj, QMetaMethod signal)
     {
         if (isObjectValid(obj) && isSignalMetaMethodValid(signal)) {
             initArgs(signal, obj);
diff --git a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.qdoc b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.qdoc
index e9c213f781..fd05302595 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.qdoc
+++ b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.qdoc
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     \snippet code/doc_src_qsignalspy.cpp 6
 */
 
-/*! \fn QSignalSpy::QSignalSpy(const QObject *obj, const QMetaMethod &signal)
+/*! \fn QSignalSpy::QSignalSpy(const QObject *obj, QMetaMethod signal)
     \since 5.14
 
     Constructs a new QSignalSpy that listens for emissions of the \a signal