diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytedata_p.h b/src/corelib/tools/qbytedata_p.h
index 8331be112d..b319d75811 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytedata_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qbytedata_p.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     // the number of QByteArrays
-    inline qint64 bufferCount() const
+    inline int bufferCount() const
     {
         return buffers.length();
     }