diff --git a/src/corelib/global/global.pri b/src/corelib/global/global.pri
index f162dd95dd..b76d1ef43c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/global.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/global/global.pri
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ HEADERS +=  \
 SOURCES += \
         global/archdetect.cpp \
 	global/qglobal.cpp \
-        global/qglobalstatic.cpp \
         global/qlibraryinfo.cpp \
 	global/qmalloc.cpp \
         global/qnumeric.cpp \
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.qdoc
similarity index 99%
rename from src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.cpp
rename to src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.qdoc
index d1c522a79a..8c34739d38 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobalstatic.qdoc
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-#include "qglobalstatic.h"
-
 /*!
     \macro Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(Type, VariableName)
     \since 5.1