diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
index 3e82de78ea..589c6a571b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include <qdatastream.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 #include <qthread.h>
-#include <qvarlengtharray.h>
 #include <qvariant.h>
 #include <qhash.h>
 #include <qdebug.h>
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
index 855a0e04e7..117412fe54 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #ifndef QT_NO_QOBJECT
 #include <private/qobject_p.h> // For QObjectPrivate::Connection
 #endif
+#include <QtCore/qvarlengtharray.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ private:
     QByteArray _name;
 };
 
-template <class T, int> class QVarLengthArray;
 typedef QVarLengthArray<QArgumentType, 10> QArgumentTypeArray;
 
 class QMetaMethodPrivate;