diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index 8bf0e8c6bc..ff0da86f65 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ namespace SwapExceptionTester { // insulate users from the "using std::swap" bel
 
 // Documented in ../tools/qalgorithm.qdoc
 template <typename T>
-inline void qSwap(T &value1, T &value2)
+constexpr void qSwap(T &value1, T &value2)
     noexcept(noexcept(QtPrivate::SwapExceptionTester::checkSwap(value1)))
 {
     using std::swap;