diff --git a/src/xml/sax/qxml_p.h b/src/xml/sax/qxml_p.h
index 7712b5760c..013c2618a3 100644
--- a/src/xml/sax/qxml_p.h
+++ b/src/xml/sax/qxml_p.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ private:
         QString value;
         int index;
     };
+    friend class QTypeInfo<XmlRef>;
     QStack<XmlRef> xmlRefStack;
 
     // used for standalone declaration
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ private:
         ParseFunction function;
         int state;
     };
+    friend class QTypeInfo<ParseState>;
     QStack<ParseState> *parseStack;
 
     // used in parseProlog()
@@ -294,6 +296,8 @@ private:
     friend class QXmlSimpleReaderLocator;
     friend class QDomHandler;
 };
+Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QXmlSimpleReaderPrivate::ParseState, Q_PRIMITIVE_TYPE);
+Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QXmlSimpleReaderPrivate::XmlRef, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE