diff --git a/examples/widgets/calendarwidget/window.cpp b/examples/widgets/calendarwidget/window.cpp
index 0a59640327..6796ef7f9d 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/calendarwidget/window.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/calendarwidget/window.cpp
@@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ void Window::createTextFormatsGroupBox()
 QComboBox *Window::createColorComboBox()
 {
     QComboBox *comboBox = new QComboBox;
-    comboBox->addItem(tr("Red"), Qt::red);
-    comboBox->addItem(tr("Blue"), Qt::blue);
-    comboBox->addItem(tr("Black"), Qt::black);
-    comboBox->addItem(tr("Magenta"), Qt::magenta);
+    comboBox->addItem(tr("Red"), QColor(Qt::red));
+    comboBox->addItem(tr("Blue"), QColor(Qt::blue));
+    comboBox->addItem(tr("Black"), QColor(Qt::black));
+    comboBox->addItem(tr("Magenta"), QColor(Qt::magenta));
     return comboBox;
 }
 //! [20]