diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qqueue.h b/src/corelib/tools/qqueue.h
index d5a60ada56..8dddf05352 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qqueue.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qqueue.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
 **
-** Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Copyright (C) 2020 The Qt Company Ltd.
 ** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
 **
 ** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ class QQueue : public QList<T>
 public:
     // compiler-generated special member functions are fine!
     inline void swap(QQueue<T> &other) noexcept { QList<T>::swap(other); } // prevent QList<->QQueue swaps
-#ifndef Q_QDOC
-    // bring in QList::swap(int, int). We cannot say using QList<T>::swap,
-    // because we don't want to make swap(QList&) available.
-    Q_DECL_DEPRECATED inline void swap(int i, int j) { QList<T>::swapItemsAt(i, j); }
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 14) && !defined(Q_QDOC)
+    // NOT using QList<T>::swap; it would make swap(QList&) available.
+    QT_DEPRECATED_VERSION_X_5_14("Use swapItemsAt(i, j) instead")
+    inline void swap(int i, int j) { QList<T>::swapItemsAt(i, j); }
 #endif
     inline void enqueue(const T &t) { QList<T>::append(t); }
     inline T dequeue() { return QList<T>::takeFirst(); }