diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
index 448b6e3938..48cabeb636 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ bool QMetaType::isRegistered(int type)
 
     Implementation of QMetaType::type().
 */
-template <int tryNormalizedType>
+template <bool tryNormalizedType>
 static inline int qMetaTypeTypeImpl(const char *typeName)
 {
     int length = qstrlen(typeName);